Alcohol: Climate Change's Next Victim?

Photo by pawelbak/Flickr CC Climate change has been blamed for a host of alarming phenomena, from Arctic ice melt to rising pollen counts . Warming is also bad news for food lovers, as recent reports warn rising temperatures could jeopardize some of the world's finest beer and wine. A Czech climatologist says warming has affected the quality of his country's hops, a key ingredient in pilsner beers. New Scientist reports: Nor are beers the only potential victims of climate change, according to a new Greenpeace study ; warming is harming France's legendary wine-growing regions: Some French vintners have responded to the climate changes in Burgundy and Bordeaux by looking to new regions not traditionally associated with wine-growing, even considering growing grapes in England. But many of the country's wine-makers don't want to move their vineyards and are hoping for another solution: that world leaders agree to curb climate change by cutting greenhouse emissions.