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Earth’s revenge: Climate change goes after beer
Here’s a reason to worry about the environment: it seems climate change has one of nature’s most beloved creations in its sights and we aren’t talking about the polar bears this time.
According to GAWKER.com and New Scientist magazine, a Czech climatologist and his colleagues believe that beer may be in peril.
Slight overstatement, but Martin Mozny thinks that the flavor-giving acidity of Saaz hops, which are used to make several pilsners, has declined in recent years due to increased air temperature brought on by climate change.
Hop-growing regions of Germany and Slovakia are also in danger, according to an European Commission crop expert quoted in the New Scientist article.
What do you think?
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By bill
September 14, 2009 4:09 PM | Link to this
When it starts affecting Old Milwaukee, maybe all those redneck republicans will finally believe in global warming!By E
September 14, 2009 4:29 PM | Link to this
Bill did you and Al Gore figure this out when he invented the internet???? I bet you don’t even work! But hey working isn’t for everyone.By vonStroh
September 17, 2009 1:34 PM | Link to this
Beer needs to be boiled for at least an hour. This makes beer very carbon heavy. It takes a lot of fuel to boil beer.