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Rotten Bananas in a Scorching India Expose Climate's Food Cost | India wastes more food than almost any other country partly because of spotty refrigeration. Climate change is making the problem worse (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I enjoy how "Climate change is making the problem worse" can basically be tacked onto any regional issue headline in a 100% honest and serious way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Even any personal too, since jumping weather greatly affects our bodies. By 2050 there would be legit victims of Destroy Dick December because these rising heat levels would weaken cardiovascular systems of the participants to the point they wouldn't go half as far as in 2020 before having a cardiac arrest.

Source: I made it up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

You know how much banana bread that would be able to make? The blacker the better

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Refrigerators turn bananas black. This isn't the best example for the headline.