Climate Change and Our Food Supply

[@zzing]

Can we finally get over the GMO fear mongering? It is something that could actually help the situation.

[@eliljeho]

It's the greed of Monsanto trying to patent a gene rather than the physical proteins in the food that I don't like.

[@stephenlee5929]

No, I'm not convinced that GMOs are safe for the environment or in the best interests of the food growers.

[@robertmarmaduke9721]

Nature and Cornell Ornithology just released their annual songbird survey and found toxic bT herbicide-soaked GMO corn and soy biofuels plantations are SIXTH EXTINCTION for wildlife. No chirp, no craok, no peep, no coo...lifeless GMO biofuel plantation dead zones for Climate Jeebus... _and you don't care!_

[@nomms]

​@@stephenlee5929thing about GMOs is it's changing genes. What genes you change will dictate environmental friendliness. Genes can be changed to make it worse or better.

[@stephenlee5929]

@@nomms Also will they be fertile, both within there own strain and with any other crops/plants. If no this might not be in the interests of the farmer, if yes this might not be in the interests of the general environment or other farmers. Have they been tested for there effect on pollinators, or even on pests (note pests are often the food for other species, so protecting one plant may causes problems for others. And finally have we tested the safety of the produce, given US normal safety last attitude, I guess not.

[@TrangNguyen-ct6bm]

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[@BillyTheKidCENTURION]

In 2019, more children died from matters related to obesity, than to matters of malnutrition and starvation. The world produced 25% more food than it needed, this was mainly because of fossil fuel based fertilizers and an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere. Yes, in 2019 people died from malnutrition and starvation, but that was because of either politics, war, or logistics. What changed in 2020, was the manufactured sickness, and its manufactured response. There is no "Climate Crisis"..... wake up, people like the "doctor" in this video are shills. The WEF, Davos, and the U.N, do not want to see us survive.

[@OldScientist]

"FAO’s forecast for world cereal production in 2023 has been revised upward by 13.2 million tonnes (0.5 percent) this month and is set to reach a record high of 2 836 million tonnes. This represents a 1.2 percent (33.3 million tonnes) increase from the 2022 level. The global coarse grain output is pegged at an all-time high of 1,523 million tonnes." FAO/UN, 2024.

[@TheDoomWizard]

Everyone will be screaming to death by the end of this decade.

[@Praisethesunson]

Lol nonsense. I'm sure our eldest statesmen will try the cheapest last minute solution their corporate lobbyists can think of.

[@anthonymorris5084]

The endless climate mantra: "Just you wait, it's going to get bad, you'll see". Repeat ad nauseum decade after decade in perpetuity.

[@Ljw-low-ljw]

@@anthonymorris5084 It already is bad in many places. "Bad" is already here. Climate change denialists really have nowhere to hide now.

[@anthonymorris5084]

End fossil fuels and watch billions starve to death.

[@thehomeschoolinglibrarian]

The not growing things in areas without a lot of water and using better irrigation is definitely something needed in the American South West. We talk about water shortages out here but it is not the people that are causing this it is the large farms that don't plant crops that don't need as much water and don't use water properly. We need to start charging companies money to use the water and and that especially includes companies that make bottled water as they are taking it away from the people.

[@rexappleby4731]

Water is generally healthier for people to drink than the alternative, there are a fair number of places where drinkable tap water is hard to obtain so if one wants/needs to live, hike and walk in that area they serve a practical purpose. I don't see a reason to specifically identify them as a problem. I completely agree with your other point, I live in Australia and cotton farmers routinely take so much water out of the Murray Darling and leak so much fertiliser that algal blooms lead to mass fish die offs. The problem is people and governments have infinite growth mindsets where they think one can keep improving on drip fed water/technological solutions to reduce water-waste forever. At the end of the day choices have to be made about who gets water and why and who doesn't get water and why. To solve the problem ideally you'd grow crops in the areas most able to support them and organise labour and money appropriately in order to achieve that. Farmers who specialise in thirsty crops in countries which can't support that could learn to change crops or migrate to areas better suited for their skillset and the reverse.

[@georgevaneerden877]

Pulling at straws though the whole presentation, easy to do when you don’t have to back any claims up . I like when proof for each claim is presented.

[@egancurry]

Real

[@zach214able]

The problem of climate change is becoming increasingly serious. The news sends out warning sirens every day, but the government appears to be unable to come up with any significant countermeasures. The problem of climate change is expanding beyond domestic political, social, and economic issues to become a global problem. However, each country is in sharp conflict over the issue of each other's interests. Modern civilization, which began to develop rapidly after the Industrial Revolution, began to accelerate change once again in conjunction with digital transformation since the 2000s. However, signs of ecosystem destruction, such as various waste problems, pandemics, and global warming, are being observed everywhere. As the melting rate of Arctic ice is accelerating, sea levels are rising, and localized heavy rains, heat waves, and droughts are becoming common in some countries. This is one of the most difficult problems facing humanity. Humanity's current life is not sustainable, which means we live at the expense of the lives of future generations. Signs showing that humanity is moving in the wrong direction are already easy to find. One of them is the climate crisis and the decline in biodiversity.

[@robertmarmaduke9721]

Everything you just whined came off Wikipedia. The head of Wikipedia stated just last week that Wikipedia has been weaponized by the global Mil.Gov.Sci.Edu into Given Wisdom propaganda. The CEO of Nature has quit, stating that half of the climate research reports published are fake peer review pay-per-view garbage. The Truth is Greta is a paid child actress, now a $Millionaire Pod People influencer to Mandatory Energy Austerity + Compulsory Carbon Tithes + Global ID Social Credit Chip. After UN-IPCC hoover's up the Boomer wealth, eating black fly maggots and wear hemp sandals will be only for rich people.

[@nightrider5420]

What makes you think the government can fix the so called climate change? They can’t even fix the homeless problem or the Boarder Invation

[@Praisethesunson]

Yes that is all true. But what your communist lecture left out is the grand project we are causing all this death and destruction for. To make line go up. When line to up, our rich masters can by more of us for their obtuse pleasures.

[@lifeleisuresa1229]

Wake up. Its all propaganda.The latest statistics revealed that the global production of primary crops increased by 52 percent between 2000 and 2020, to 9.3 billion tonnes in 2020. Four individual crops accounted for half the global production of primary crops in 2020: sugar cane, maize, rice and wheat. The global fruit production went up 55 percent between 2000 and 2020, while that of vegetables increased by 65 percent over the same period.

[@sameer27121983]

😮

[@paxundpeace9970]

Less calories and less nutrient dense food is really getting a problem. The decrease in amount of protein is a huge issue, because many people are already protein deficent. Lacking in protein intake.

[@robertmarmaduke9721]

Black fly maggots are the way to go. Big Agra grinds up slaughterhouse waste into 'hydrolyzed protein' goo sprayed on your pet kibble and corn chips. Nomm, Nomm. "Mommy why do my corn flakes make the milk turn brown, and why did Lassie drown in her water bowl?" 😜👍

[@BillyTheKidCENTURION]

No, what you posted "Less calories and less nutrient dense food", is not a problem. What you posted is based on studies by climate alarmists bent on reducing the world's population, because they can't stand the fact that more food is being grown on less acres, because of the increase in CO2. Starvation and malnutrition today are at the lowest levels in recorded human history. They are lying to you, there is no "Climate Crisis"

[@nathanhallisey441]

Look at what is happening already, it's only going to get worse.

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

Nothing is happening.

[@scottekoontz]

@@NoWindNoSunNoPower Earth is not warming. But if it was, it's definitely not CO2 because it is too weak. But CO2 is very strong and crops grow better! And if things are getting worse then... maybe it's the sun (even though there is less solar irradiation), but we can always fix things in the future because of the science we deny.

[@You-Know-Youre-Right]

ah yes the hubris of man

[@markallen381]

Grow more orchids, reduces atmospheric carbon, provides food.

[@A3Kr0n]

You seem too upbeat and optimistic considering the seriousness of the situation.

[@Praisethesunson]

It's fine. All that will happen from this is the poor will starve and die in increasing numbers. Which our capitalist overlords in control of the food system already guarantee everyday for the sake of profits.

[@anthonymorris5084]

@@Praisethesunson Profits are why people have access to food. A profit can only even be realized by successfully providing humanity with what it wants needs and demands. Providing people with adequate food increases profits ensuring people obtain adequate food.

[@Praisethesunson]

@@anthonymorris5084 People have food because other people farmed and harvested it. Farming predates capitalisms endless demand for infinite profit Profits happen when a handful of mega conglomerates you know nothing about speculate on the price of that food, and enforce that speculation with their unilateral control over food distribution. Intentionally Leaving tons of that food(they did nothing to grow or harvest) to rot.

[@criptard]

I almost agree. So I try n live responsible. Most is fear mongering. Be well all

[@DelusionalDoug]

What about the 70,206,291 people added to the population each year? How does that affect food security?

[@Praisethesunson]

It doesn't affect food security Malthus and never has. Today we produce enough food to feed 10 Billion people. We don't feed everyone because doing so won't make your rich masters even richer. And your corporate overlords making more money is the only way they have decided they will do anything.

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

Global food production has never been greater thatit is today.

[@You-Know-Youre-Right]

try saying that 50to100 years from now lol

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

@lospaz3735 - I won’t be here in 50 to100 years from now lol. Will you, or will you have boiled in your own sweat?

[@scottekoontz]

And it is clearly because we warmed the earth! -- science aliterates

[@eininw]

Don't be obtuse intentionally. Global population has never been greater either. Food yields are not keeping up with demands. We're gaining people and running out of agricultural land that's safe to use. And the land we're using is getting worse at producing food, due to nutrient loss and environmental changes.

[@robertmarmaduke9721]

@@eininw Actually that's entirely false. Indigent agriculture and small holding permaculture produce only a fraction of food per acre, at a premium price. All plants need are Sun, CO2, water, nitrogen and trace minerals. That's it! They will grow on beach sand even in air with nutrients sprayed on their exposed roots. Indigent attempts to row monocrops fail (recall Mao's _catastrophic_ communal farm failure) from inadequate water and inadequate fertilizer. UN- IPCC has just mandated _global reduction in fertilizer_ to 'Save the Planet!© That's genocide. _WE are the Carbon they want to eliminate._

[@TheebX92]

Climate = Weather

[@domtweed7323]

And it be changing, and our crops ain't happy.

[@Mandragara]

Climate is the long-term average of weather.

[@domtweed7323]

@@Mandragara Yes, and the long term average is changing.

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

@domtweed7323 - It’s been changing for 4.54 billion years.

[@Kadaspala]

​@@NoWindNoSunNoPowerDon't be daft. Yeah, it's always changed, but currently humanity is the primary driving force of an accelerated change which will cause problems for humanity (along with the majority of other species.) It's such lazy and transparent denialism. You may as well state "people have always gotten sick and died -- it's natural" in response to a deliberate assassination via poisoning.

[@stIncMale]

"It will take a global response" - I sure don't like the sound of that, as it implies the government and the "experts" to make and then enforce policies on the people, as opposed to people (that includes farmers) making their choices.

[@stIncMale]

​@@gatordays1538 You are wrong. The government's job is to create and maintain a minimal set of basic rules that allow people to interact productively. Creating ad-hoc laws and policies, which virtually all governments are constantly doing, is a sign of a failed and corrupt government.

[@nomms]

​@@stIncMaleA part of a government's duties is to protect the commons, and regulating external costs. When someone burns coal it impacts the air I breath, and fertilizer run off kills the fish in the rivers I fish from. Same applies to climate change more broadly.

[@AmyDentata]

@@stIncMale You don't seem to know what ad-hoc means

[@Mandragara]

@@stIncMale Your view of what a government should be is primitive and not compatible with a global, technological society. The job of a government is to manage and minimize resource scarcity.

[@DrDesumThePanda]

​@@stIncMale "The government's job is to create and maintain a minimal set of basic rules that allow people to interact productively." I'm sure people will be working productively when they're malnourished from crop failures and homeless from natural disasters destroying their houses.

[@Jake-Day]

I’m ready for my weekly dose of smug propaganda.

[@djhero0071]

Can you explain?

[@robertmarmaduke9721]

Easy. America was founded by freedom-seeking free-thinking enlightened peoples fleeing the Vatican Dark Ages of regimented sacral beliefs and compulsory carbon tithes. _Hail Greta, full of grace ... now give me all your money!"_ *$1,000Billions Extorted! We'll Keep the Green Lights On!* Your unelected self-appointed UN-IPCC Papacy "The rest of the book...it's... it's a _cookbook!"_

[@AmyDentata]

​@@djhero0071 He thinks everything is a conspiracy

[@djhero0071]

@@AmyDentata @Jake-Day or Aaron Carroll, the doctor who presents healthcare triage?

[@DrDesumThePanda]

yeah, unlike these woke liberals, I get my weekly smug propaganda from The Heritage Foundation and ExxonMobil

[@rgc3529]

I drive a smokin' 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood and I eat loads of steak and beef burgers and bacon and eggs . . . Best thing for the environment.

[@AdolfDrumpf]

Derp.