Shake-ups are in store for food supply chains as climate change threatens the existence of many common crops consumers rely on every day.
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Climate change is destabilizing the supply of many staple foodstuffs across the globe, while overfishing is having a similar negative impact on common fish. Here’s a glimpse at just some of the foods that may become difficult or even impossible to get in the coming years, necessitating some soul-searching among food manufacturers.
1. Avocados
Avocado trees like their surroundings not too hot and not too cold, and they always need water. Avocados require nine gallons of water per ounce to grow — that’s 72 gallons of water per fruit. 10 percent of the U.S. avocado supply is domestically grown in California, but the state’s challenged water supply can’t sustain the nation’s cravings for guacamole and avocado toast.
One study estimated that climate change would hurt California avocado trees so much that…
