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Climate Scientist on Frightening Antarctic Ice Melt: "This Is Really Happening"

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam5/13/2014 9:15:55 am PDT

Found this article on Alternet, which I cite with caution, about the current lime shortage. More distressing is this paragraph:

Given that the United States now imports 13 per cent of its grains, 20 per cent of its vegetables (much higher in winter months), almost 40 per cent of its fruit, 85 per cent of its fish and shellfish, and all tropical goods such as coffee, tea and bananas, “climate extremes in regions that supply these products to the U.S. can cause sharp reductions in production and increases in prices.”

The same applies to Canada, where an oil-infused government appears systematically indifferent to climate change.

The writer remarks that the USA no longer feeds itself, because of the above-mentioned imports. But these imports are vulnerable to pests, bacterial infection and climate change, which means higher food prices and food shortages.

I wonder what Marco Rubio would say to them apples.