Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn

Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn

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A farmer uses a combine harvester in a wheat field in Amritsar, April 15, 2026.

A farmer makes use of a mix harvester in a wheat discipline in Amritsar, April 15, 2026.
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Extreme heat is pushing global agrifood programs to the brink, threatening the livelihoods and ​well being of greater than a billion individuals, in accordance with a brand new report by the U.N.’s ‌food and climate agencies.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) mentioned heatwaves have gotten extra frequent, intense and extended, damaging crops, livestock, fisheries and forests.

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