DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane CLIMATE CHANGE: BRINGING MY FAVORITE COFFEE BEANS TO EXTINCTION? Source: Stock By 2050, Climate Change will have rendered unproductive half of the land currently used to grow high quality coffee. Here's what we know: Higher temperatures threaten coffee bean growth Scientists are searching for a wild grown bean that is heat and drought resistant 60 of the world's 120+ coffee bean varieties could become extinct One possible solution: a coffee plant discovered in Sierra Leone that is heat and drought tolerant Called Stenophylla - a blind taste test by coffee connoisseurs showed over 80% couldn't tell the difference between Stenophylla and Arabica, the world's most popular coffee Among the many concerns from Climate Change, including the sunburning of Antarctic penguins and seals, the possible end of our r