Cultivating coffee in Colombia for more than 100 years, Chalo Fernandez's family knew a time before climate change had become so pronounced. According to a new analysis (new window) from the U.S. non-profit Climate Central, these countries are experiencing, on average, 57 extra days of coffee-damaging heat because of climate change. How heat impacts coffee cropsClimate Central analyzed the weather in 25 coffee-producing countries using its Climate Shift Index, a system to attribute changes in temperature to climate change. But climate change is impacting coffee producers everywhere. Last year was volatile (new window)for coffee prices, in part because of lower harvests but also tariff-related trade problems.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2026 23:48 UTC