Global warming fruit and veg shortage could lead to 1,200 extra UK deaths a year by 2050

UK Telegraph ^ | March 3, 2016 | By Emily Gosden, Energy Editor

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Climate change could lead to more than 1,200 extra deaths a year in the UK by 2050 as global warming causes fruit and vegetable shortages, new research suggests.

The typical British diet will deteriorate as the effects of climate change hit crop production, resulting in supply shortages and pushing up prices, Oxford University researchers said.

Dr Marco Springmann from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, said: "You could expect in the UK the reduction in fruit and vegetable consumption would be the number one risk factor.

“The immediate cause of the reduction in fruit and vegetable consumption are the climatic shocks: basically, less can be grown, that leads to farmers probably using more land, and also the prices go up.

“As a combination of less production and higher prices there will be a reduction in the consumption.”

[BitWielder1]

So someone not getting enough carrots is just going to sit and let himself starve to death?
Even the Brits are not that stupid, but those who believe this crap are getting closer.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

fruit and veg shortage could lead to 1,200 extra UK deaths a year by 2050

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"You could expect in the UK the reduction in fruit and vegetable consumption would be the number one risk factor.

Always watch for the weasel words folks. We need to start pointing them out anytime we read a "global warming/climate change" article.

Would, could, should, might, may, maybe etc. Y'all know the drill ;)

[Moltke]

So the greenhouse effect will cause the exact opposite of what happens in actual greenhouses?

Ok, that makes sense...

[NewHampshireDuo]

His analysis could be very correct. Of course, it’s based on the assumption of global warming. Take away global warming and the actual results will be vastly different from his projection.

The trouble with all of this is that there’s an industry that’s out to show that global warming is real based on questionable data and modeling. Then there’s a bigger industry that takes all of this at face value and projects all of the harmful affects that will accrue because of global warming.

Who’s going to get the research funding? The guy who projects that thousands or millions will starve or cook to death or the fellow who wants to write a paper saying that the 21st century’s climate will be like the 20th century’s?

[DPMD]

Fortunately for California, there will be no shortage of nuts.

[shoff]

Those poor people. After surviving the rising sea levels, the end of oil production and the end of snow only to die from lack of the lonely vegetable. (Some time after Dr Marco Springmann retires and is living off a pension)

[dearolddad]

Is there any malady known to man that globull warming isn’t responsible for?

I'm beginning to think that my hemorrhoids are caused by globull (shit) warming.