Global warming could result in China being hit by twice as many crop pests and diseases by the end of the century, threatening the country’s food security, scientists have warned.
An international team of researchers said that if the world failed to limit greenhouse gas emissions, causing global temperatures to rise by more than 4 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels by 2100, there would be a twofold increase in crop pests and diseases (CPDs).
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