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How Climate Change Could Affect Half of Global CropsCEFR A1

19 Mar 2025

Adapted from Claudia Caruana, SciDev CC BY 2.0

Photo by Joey Huang, Unsplash

AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.

  • Climate change affects food crops.
  • Global temperatures are rising.
  • This impacts crop production.
  • Countries near the equator will face the most problems.
  • Rice and wheat are some affected crops.
  • Food security will decrease for many people.

Difficult words

  • cropA plant grown for food.
    crops
  • affectTo change something or have an effect.
    affects, impacts
  • temperatureHow hot or cold something is.
    temperatures
  • productionThe process of making goods or growing food.
  • securitySafety or protection for people.

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Discussion questions

  • How do you think climate change will affect your country?
  • What can people do to help with food security?
  • Which crops do you think are most important and why?

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