Might be of interest.

[scottydog.]

Apologies if this has been posted before.

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/beer-price-climate-hops-brewers-b2445672.html

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Panic over - (from same article)

That’s why some researchers are working on varieties of hops that can better withstand summer heat, warmer winters, changing pests and diseases and less snowfall, which could mean less available irrigation, said Shaun Townsend, an associate professor and senior researcher at Oregon State University. Townsend is working on a project where he subjects hops to drought stress to eventually create more drought-tolerant varieties.

 

[scottydog.]

Panic over - (from same article)

That’s why some researchers are working on varieties of hops that can better withstand summer heat, warmer winters, changing pests and diseases and less snowfall, which could mean less available irrigation, said Shaun Townsend, an associate professor and senior researcher at Oregon State University. Townsend is working on a project where he subjects hops to drought stress to eventually create more drought-tolerant varieties.

The headline is very doom and gloom and misleading in my opinion.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The headline is very doom and gloom and misleading in my opinion.

That's how they get us to read their articles