Half of world's population could face serious food shortages by the end of this century

The warming climate is likely to seriously alter crop yields in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century and, without adaptation, will leave half the world's population facing serious food shortages, according to a new research appearing in the 9 January edition of Science. To compound matters, the population of this belt - from about 35 degrees north latitude to 35 degrees south latitude - is among the poorest on Earth and is growing faster than anywhere else...

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