Chocolate Easter eggs are more expensive because of climate change. Heatwaves and heavy rains have cut cocoa bean harvests. A climate analyst said cocoa farmers were, "struggling in the face of both extreme heat and rainfall". Reuters said cocoa prices have more than doubled since last year.
People give chocolate eggs at Easter. This celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. Chocolate eggs first appeared in France in 1725. Wikipedia says: "In Western cultures, the giving of chocolate eggs is now common." However, climate analysts say we need to cut fossil fuel emissions to have cocoa and chocolate.
Try the same news story at these levels:
Easter Eggs - Level 1, Easter Eggs - Level 2 or Easter Eggs - Level 3
Sources- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68619912
- https://www.ecowatch.com/chocolate-more-expensive-climate-change.html
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cocoa-prices-surge-chocolate-bunnies-easter/
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