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Comment on Drought conditions already hitting UK crop production, farmers say

rah@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

None of us can predict that

Sure we can. A prediction is stating what we think will happen, not stating what will happen.

It will be gradual, and we will suffer a painful decline long before other countries in mainland Europe

What do you mean by “long”?

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Lazylazycat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I don’t think we can predict it because no scientist has been able to accurately give a timescale yet. I’ve been a buyer for 10 years and the frequency and scale of crop shortages has grown in that time, so based on that I believe the decline will happen in our lifetimes.

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- rah@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  I don’t think we can predict it
  
  Ummm…
  
  I believe the decline will happen in our lifetimes
  
  …that’s a prediction :-)
  
  Here’s mine:
  
  First famine: 2028
  
  World reaching half 2025 population: 2031
  
  Year brexit becomes irrelevant: 2028
  
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  - Lazylazycat@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Ok, I see the angle you’re coming from but I disagree. I think it will be a slow, drawn out but painful decline.
    
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    rah@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    I think it will be a slow, drawn out but painful decline.
    
    Can I ask what’s made you think that?
    
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