People say that the environmental crisis is a serious problem, and it is getting worse. The environmental crisis causes climate change, and it can make an influence on lots of organisms on Earth. To make matters worst, humans are also affected by it. People are suffering from the results of climate change, especially in terms of the shortage of food and economic problem.

▲ Climate change is a cause of food shortage and economic problem. (copyright: https://flic.kr/p/HzDEPi)

Climate change results in various environmental changes. Then, how it affects food shortage? If climate changes, the production of crops also changes. It may damage the agriculture of most countries. Furthermore, climate change causes unusual weather, so the rainy season and sunny season become irregular. It appears with forms of heavy rain, heatwave, drought, and many more. Then, it interferes with the growth of crops, and their quality and production gradually decrease.

▲ Climate change affects to production of crops. (copyright: https://flic.kr/p/5hQVeP)

Eventually, the production of crops will lessen if climate changes. The reason for humans' suffering starts with this problem. If the production of food decreases, then the price of it increases. The inflation of price causes a decrease in supply. For example, many fast food companies will stop supplying tomatoes because of the production of tomatoes decreases, and its price increases too much. If this situation persists, climate change would bring about an economic crisis consequently.

▲ Food shortage is related with economic problem. (copyright: https://flic.kr/p/sjxqb3)

Climate change has an influence on food shortage, and it connects to economic conflict and confusion. Governments are establishing a system to prevent environmental problems and some nations are encouraging others to practice small actions to protect the environment. Likewise, people should be aware of the fact that the environmental crisis is related to the presence of humans.

October 24th, 2020

By Kang Jine Ie