Study: Climate-induced weather chaos could cause 'dramatic' decline in British crop production

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Scientists warn climate change could cause collapse in vital ocean currents that would upend UK weather patterns and endanger food production

A shift in ocean currents around Britain fuelled by climate change could spark a "dramatic" fall in British crop production, scientists from the University of Exeter warned today. Researchers fear the...

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