Posted on 03/22/2024 6:03:19 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
You may have noticed that Easter eggs are more expensive this year.
But did you know that climate change is one of the reasons?
Most chocolate is made from cocoa grown in West Africa, but a humid heatwave has blasted the crops and massively cut yields.
Experts say that human-induced climate change has made the extreme heat 10 times more likely.
Which? found some popular eggs have risen in price by 50% or more.
The shortage of cocoa resulting from the heatwave has seen prices soar to almost $8,500 (£6,700) a tonne this week.
Cocoa trees are particularly vulnerable to changes in the climate. They only grow in a narrow band of about 20 degrees latitude around the Equator.
Amber Sawyer, an analyst at the climate think-tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, said wealthy countries like the UK can provide financial and technical support to developing countries to help their farmers better cope with extreme weather.
But she warned that, "as climate change worsens, more support will undoubtedly be needed to protect their livelihoods and keep the flow of cocoa beans coming into the UK."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Climate change = easter bunny, Santa Claus, tooth fairy.
Needs more adjectives…
And there it is. Just say “because of climate change” and you get $$$.
I mean, I know what they ARE. They are regular eggs that little kids paint at school or parents might paint to hide them around the yard for their little kids to find.
But we are talking about regular eggs here, correct?
Nobody buys Easter eggs. You make them from regular eggs, which pretty much everybody has already in their house.
I have noticed the actual egg prices have went up again where I live.
So now they’re blaming inflation on climate change.
Is there anything it can’t do?
Clear proof that America is a failing nation.
Is climate change impacting the number of rabbits? Gotta have enough Easter bunnies to hide the eggs.
…So now they’re blaming inflation on climate change…
… and republicans.
Article is about cocoa beans...
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Climate change caused me to by a bottle of Makers Mark last night.
Eggs are good. They came before chickens!
If climate change was real, multi millionaires like John Kerry, Al Gore, etc., would be shamed for flying private jets and living in multiple mansions.
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