olives, avocado, banana, shrimp, coffee beens, salmon, wine bottle.

Your favorite foods are at risk from a rapidly warming planet

Avocados, coffee, and more could be subject to change—from how they’re grown to when we eat them.

Photograph by REBECCA HALE, NGM STAFF
Published March 25, 2020
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