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Increasing Global Temperatures Linked to Rising Food Costs

Department Faculty member, Frances C Moore, recently commented on an Associated Press article regarding the relationship between climate change and the increase costs of food.  Moore validates a study published by the European Central Bank that describes the impact climate change has on agriculture and how this increases food costs by 1.5-1.8 percentage points.

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https://apnews.com/article/inflation-climate-change-food-prices-heat-6e5297e12868aaf797529bb755268818