Global Warming to Leave Us Crying in Our Costlier Beer

A new study says global warming may leave people crying in their costlier beer. The international study says bouts of extreme heat waves and drought will cut production of barley, a key ingredient of beer. When that happens, beer prices on average could double. In countries like Ireland, prices could triple. Previous studies have detailed how chocolate, coffee and wine will be made scarcer and more expensive because of human-caused global warming. Steve Davis of the University of...

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