Is the climate crisis making Christmas dinners more expensive?

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🗞️ Driving the news: The climate crisis is making traditional Christmas dinners pricier and harder to produce, with rising temperatures, droughts, and soaring energy costs impacting the yields of ingredients like turkeys, cranberries, chestnuts, and Brussels sprouts

🔭 The context: Heatwaves stress turkeys, reducing their weight and increasing costs, while cranberry crops suffer from "berry scalding" and pest infestations
• Brussels sprouts and chestnuts face threats from pests and drought, with some chestnut yields dropping by 90%

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: These challenges underline the broader impact of climate change on global agriculture and food security, emphasizing the need for sustainable farming practices and climate-resilient crops

⏭️ What's next: Scientists are developing solutions like heat-resistant potatoes to safeguard staple crops, signaling hope for mitigating climate impacts on food production

💬 One quote: “Cranberries need cooler temperatures at night. We are having more 90-degree days clumped together, and the cranberry plants just don't like that type of weather.” — Steve Ward, cranberry grower

📈 One stat: Wild turkey populations in the US dropped by 18% between 2014 and 2019, reflecting climate-related stress on wildlife

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