In this episode climate analyst David Spratt speaks about the collision of two major systemic risks: a developing extreme El Niño and a prolonged disruption to global fertiliser supplies. Together, they could intensify heat and drought, reduce crop plantings and yields, push up food prices and increase food insecurity across vulnerable regions.
The Next Food Crisis? War, Fertiliser & a Super El Niño UK
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A potentially dangerous convergence of extreme El Niño conditions, fertiliser disruption and falling crop production could place global food systems, particularly across Asia under severe pressure.
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David Spratt
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