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Georgia, the Peach State, is out of peaches. Here's why, and how locals are coping (www.cnn.com)

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The Peach State lost more than 90% of this year’s crop after a February heat wave followed by two late-spring cold snaps. The triple-whammy inflated prices of the fruit. It also moved much of the local market — in some cases, quite unwillingly — to California peaches.

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[–] Lakija@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What? 90% is beyond fucking alarming. Not since 1955 has it been that bad according to the article?

Is it one more thing that is the result of climate change and these destructive weather patterns? I don’t know.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

"Peaches require a minimum number of chill hours - below 45 degrees - to set fruit. But the first three months of this year were the warmest on record in Georgia, and chill hours here have been declining over the years. That is climate change."