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11.20.2023

Famine Deaths vs. Temperature

The combination of modest warming, more CO2 and use of nitrogen fertilizers (derived from fossil fuels) are greatly increasing crop yields worldwide. Thanks to this abundance of food production, deaths due to famine are in steep decline despite increasing temperatures in the 20th century.

The chart above is sourced from the new book A Very Convenient Warming.

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