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Guardian: Droughts could devastate food production in the England by the 2020s, according to a report from the government's official climate change advisers. Without action, increasingly hot and dry summers may mean farmers will face shortfalls of 50% of the water they currently use to grow crops. The report, from the climate change committee (CCC), also warns that current farming practices may be allowing the country's richest soils to be washed or blown away.
The future risks to England's food supply......
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Droughts could hit food production in England in 2020s, report warns
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 10th, 2013
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