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《新科学家》 2026年10月17日 · 中文解读

英国气候大臣:英国粮食系统很脆弱

“The UK’s food system is vulnerable”
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英国气候大臣凯蒂·怀特警告,创纪录的厄尔尼诺将带来前所未有的高温与极端天气,而英国粮食系统十分脆弱。她反对环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔让民众囤粮的说法,主张帮助本地农场和供应链增强气候韧性,而非建立公共粮食储备。她成立的特别工作组本月将开会审查气候安全威胁下的应对准备。
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The most worrying threat is to rice harvests in countries like India relationship known as Engel’s law. Low-income Britons, who spend 70 per cent of their disposable income on meals, may be forced to buy lower-quality food. In lowerincome countries, people can face food insecurity, which is defined as having access to fewer than 2500 calories a day. West Africa is at risk of hunger due to its reliance on imported rice, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. But the highest concern is southern and East Africa, where El Niño drought will be a “compounding shock” on top of existing problems like conflict. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)2026年10月17日。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。
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