Climate crisis contributing to chocolate market meltdown, research finds

<p>Scientists say more-frequent hotter temperatures in west African region are part of reason for reduced harvests and price rises</p><p>The climate crisis drove weeks of high temperatures in the west African region responsible for about 70% of global cacao production, hitting harvests and probably causing further record chocolate prices, researchers have said.</p><p>Farmers in the region have struggled with heat, disease and unusual rainfall in recent years, which have contributed to falling production.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/13/climate-crisis-contributing-to-chocolate-market-meltdown-research-finds">Continue reading...</a>