12 Delicious Foods That Might Disappear for Good Soon
SOYBEANS
An international team of scientists led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research developed a computer simulation that helped them determine how different important crops responded to rising temperatures – and their findings were grim.
According to researchers, if the world doesn’t experience significant reductions in emissions, soybean crops could drop by 40% by 2100.
People worldwide rely on soybeans for their protein, and a world without soybeans means a world without tofu, edamame, miso, and tempeh – but that’s not all. Soybeans account for 90% of the United States’ oilseed production and are a great source for biofuels, rendering them among the most economically important beans in the world.
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