Valentine's Day: Climate change threatens rose production, analyst warns

Cecilia Keating
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Valentine's Day: Climate change threatens rose production, analyst warns

S&P Global raises alarm over how the world's top rose-producing countries are exposed to worsening extreme heat and droughts

Roses are red, violets are blue, temperatures are rising, and flower supply chains are screwed. This morning, S&P Global has raised the alarm about the threat extreme heat caused by climate change poses...

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