Heat can cause rapid food insecurity in days, says Oxford research

Published on August 21, 2023

Households hit by very hot weather can struggle to maintain food supplies in a matter of days rather than months, according to a study today [21 August] from Oxford researcher Carolin Kroeger, who reveals for the first time that food security can be rapidly impacted by heat.
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