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Climate Crisis: Food Prices Surge Amid Extreme Weather

7/21/2025

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Extreme weather events between 2022 and 2024 have wreaked havoc on global food prices, with South Korean cabbage skyrocketing by 70% and US vegetable prices soaring by 80%. This alarming study from Environmental Research Letters underscores the harsh reality of climate change's grip on agriculture, deepening food insecurity and widening economic disparities.

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Extreme weather events between 2022 and 2024 have wreaked havoc on global food prices, with South Korean cabbage skyrocketing by 70% and US vegetable prices soaring by 80%. This alarming study from Environmental Research Letters underscores the harsh reality of climate change's grip on agriculture, deepening food insecurity and widening economic disparities.