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The conditions that give Central America some of the world’s finest coffees also make it vulnerable to climate change. With temperatures already rising, the rainy season is becoming irregular, and pests and fungi may invade altitudes where they previously couldn’t live.
The changes could be devastating. They might be forced to replace coffee trees with other crops. Coffee, the world’s second-largest traded commodity behind petroleum, supports around 25 million growers and 100 million people around the globe.
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