A recent study conducted by the Global Citizen platform, an international website concerned with climate issues and facing poverty, revealed that 40 percent of the total edible crops globally are threatened with extinction, as a result of climate change.

 

“If the situation does not improve soon, the daily items we rely on to make our morning coffee may not be available,” the study explained.

 

According to the study, rising temperatures affect soil salinity and affect pests and diseases, and many plants are unable to adapt to this situation and may disappear soon.

 

The study indicated that most importantly, the low-income communities that depend on agriculture will bear the brunt of this problem, and will face a situation of great poverty.

 

Dr. Barbara Guetsch, who led the study, said: “The current risk of extinction for crops is that soil salinity is changing and that these plants do not have the ability to adapt to rising temperatures.”

 

“Because of climate change, pests and diseases will also change and this can have a significant impact on cultivated plants,” she added.