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Climate <\/strong>crisis is putting bananas at risk:<\/strong> Nearly 60% of banana cultivation areas in Latin America and the Caribbean are projected to be unsuitable for agriculture by 2080 due to climate change, The Guardian<\/a> reported on Monday, citing a report<\/a> by Christian Aid. The region \u2014 covering Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Colombia \u2014 accounts for around 80% of global banana exports and is already battling extreme weather, rising temperatures, and climate-related pests. <\/p>\n

Acute climate events pose major threat\u2026:<\/strong> The dominant commercial species of bananas, known as cavendish, needs controlled water levels, no violent storms, and temperatures between 15\u00b0C and 35\u00b0C, the report adds. Acute disruptions like heat stress or leaf-shredding winds \u2014 which are becoming increasingly common due to climate change \u2014 undermine the banana species\u2019 ability to photosynthesize and grow.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not all:<\/strong> Climate change is also creating a breeding ground for fungal diseases like the black leaf fungus, which cuts photosynthesis by up to 80%. Another fungal risk comes from the Fusarium tropical race 4 \u2014 a globally spreading soil fungus that can wipe out entire cavendish plantations, the report found. Both fungus are supercharged by erratic rainfall, floods, and rising temperatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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