Bye-Bye, Beer? Brewers Say They've Got A Plan On Climate Change

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/18/658174335/brewers-barley-growers-say-don-t-drown-your-sorrows-over-global-warming-just-yet?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

The barley used to make beer as we know it may take a hit under climate change, but growers say they are already preparing by planting it further north in colder locations.

A scientific paper published this week predicts climate change will send beer prices skyrocketing and drastically reduce the barley crop. It got tons of media attention. But is beer really doomed?

(Image credit: Dean Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Source https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/18/658174335/brewers-barley-growers-say-don-t-drown-your-sorrows-over-global-warming-just-yet?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

The barley used to make beer as we know it may take a hit under climate change, but growers say they are already preparing by planting it further north in colder locations.

A scientific paper published this week predicts climate change will send beer prices skyrocketing and drastically reduce the barley crop. It got tons of media attention. But is beer really doomed?

(Image credit: Dean Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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