Source: Posted on 07/05/2025 5:54:59 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The quintessential ice cream flavour is under threat, and many other dessert staples along with it, according to climate change researchers at the University of Costa Rica and Belgium's KU Leuven university.
Increasing climate extremes are changing the habitats of wild vanilla species — primarily found in the tropical regions of Central America — and their mainly animal pollinators, the researchers say. This, in turn, is putting global production of vanilla at risk.
In some regions, the plants may find more favourable conditions, but the insects that pollinate them may no longer find suitable habitats, according to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science in July.
The researchers used modelling to analyse the distribution areas of 11 neotropical vanilla species and seven observed bee species under two climate scenarios up to 2050: one moderate scenario with climate protection measures, and another with more conflicts and less global climate protection.
While some species could expand their potential habitats due to global warming, others face a decline of more than half. For all bee genera, the models predict a reduction in suitable habitats, with particularly severe consequences under the less climate-protective scenario.
The authors noted a limitation of their study: comprehensive information on pollination mechanisms was not available for all the species examined.
The team called for increased international collaboration and further research, aiming to enhance the resilience of vanilla cultivation and thus secure the livelihoods of many small-scale farmers in tropical regions.
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Pretty much all vanilla “flavor” is imitation anyway.
Frozen fresh cream with eggs and sugar doesn’t need vanilla to be delicious.
I thought all they wanted us to eat was bugs, so what difference does losing vanilla ice cream make?
“Global Warming Endangers Ice Cream” —> so clever
If it gets warm “here” then just grow the vanilla “there”.
But since it’s not really getting warm anywhere, there is no need to worry.
Grow crops that like more heat where it is hotter.
Every day it’s something else that someone just pulled out of their ass, frankly.
Another climate change porn article to end this week. No one gives a shi...er...gives an Obama about this pseudo-scientific drivel any more.
Excellent!
They will get my vanilla ice cream when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
Source: These aholes picked out what polls as Americas favorite flavor and threatens it’ll become extinct. Scaring empty headed lib vanilla ice cream lovers. Next it’ll be Snickers.
I tried to get a chocolate shake at McDonalds yesterday. All they had was Vanilla.
at least we will still have chocolate... with caramel.
Just use beaver ass.
We’ll always have chocolate...
Wasn’t climate change going to cause a vanilla shortage multiple times in the past?
They seem to recycle the same stories every few years.
Vanilla be raciss anyhow...
From what I’ve read has nothing to do with climate and everything to do with killing the honey bee chemicals from Bayer and Monsanto and others.
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