Climate change effects on vines should alarm olive oil producers

According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in less than 40 years, three-quarters of the wine producing areas on Earth will not be suitable for vine farming due to the effects of climate change. In the Mediterranean region where the climate change impact is expected to be heavy, vineyard areas may shrink up to 68% and similar reductions are anticipated for Australia, Chile, South Africa and California … Similarly, the weather alterations could heavily affect olive oil producing areas, especially in the Mediterranean basin.