Chocolate could disappear by 2050 due to climate change

Cocoa plants as we know them are expected to become extinct by as early as 2050 as global warming pushes temperatures higher and levels of humidity fall, the World Economic Forum said on Thursday. However, chocolate lovers will be relieved to hear that California scientists and the makers of the Mars bar are experimenting with the cocoa plant's genes and CRISP technology to try and create varieties of the crop that can withstand the new climate conditions. At the moment, the plants can only ...

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