Friday, February 26, 2010

Coffee hit by global warming say growers
GUATEMALA CITY - Coffee producers say they are getting hammered by global warming, with higher temperatures forcing growers to move to prized higher ground, putting the cash crop at risk.
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"In the last 25 years the temperature has risen half a degree in coffee producing countries, five times more than in the 25 years before," he said.
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But producers meeting in Guatemala this week are in a state of panic over the impact of warming on their livelihoods.
Coffee Frost and Drought History
[Check this data out carefully--note zero frosts between 1918 and 1942, then frosts in eight different years in the 1967-1984 span, then frost again in 1994 and 2000.  If carbon dioxide drives world temperature, how can this be explained?]
Coffee
Brazil is subject to frosts and freezes and a major freeze occurs about every five years.

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