Future food depends on the cutting edge

This week, Australians across three states are mopping up after widespread flooding inundated vast areas. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned the impact might yet be felt by those farther afield: food prices, already suffering a series of shocks this year, are likely to climb. 

“There’s no doubt …the impact will feed into higher prices, most unfortunately at a time when inflation has already been rising,” he said. 

Climate change is causing temperature and rainfall conditions to become increasingly extreme, and this poses a significant threat to crop productivity and to all life as we know it.