How Climate Change Might Affect the Tea Industry

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Although climate change affects each region differently, it influences tea yields across the board by altering precipitation levels, increasing temperatures, shifting the timing of seasons and encouraging insect pests. The intensification of climate change, such as global warming, can cause serious damage to agriculture, which currently faces an adverse climate to produce. Research indicates that the global temperature could rise by 1.5°C to 2°C this century if there is not a strong reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. This scenario increases the chance of extreme weather events, including the frequency of heat waves and droughts on a global scale, which, for experts, can have major impacts on tea production. In short, climatic change is beginning to affect the tea industry, so we must have to take precautions.