Is Coffee Disappearing... or Will It Just Taste Different?

Many of us rely on a morning cup of coffee, or several morning cups of coffee, to get us going. But climate change has the potential to shift not only where and how we grow coffee, but whether it can be grown at all.

Hosted by: Hank Green

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[Louis-kwyk]

I'm from Brazil, according to my father, my grandparents used to grow a lot of coffee in our state, but now it is not worth it to plant it anymore because the region got so dry and hot in the last 20 years

[GrimRuler]

So this is how the world ends, not with a bang but with caffeine withdrawal

[kimberlysheridan]

In all the images about the Apocalypse I've ever seen, I never imagined it could start as millions of caffeine deprived coffee enthusiasts running rampant through the streets, mugging innocent bystanders with their coffee pots, bashing windows of every cafe yelling "ESPRESSO! NOW!"

[jakebyday]

Reminds of the show “fringe” in the alternate universe. Coffee scarcity was always played up

[DrFarisArab]

Me drinking coffee while watching the video..😱 what have we done now

[Yurinsm]

I live in the middle of Brazil's coffee heartland and we've just experienced a very hard winter season which freeze-damaged a large part of the unpicked crops

[joml]

He who controls the coffee, controls the universe

[kroberts]

Oh God no, not the coffee, this is a sign of the end times

[agator]

I'm relieved that there is hope for coffee. Could you do one on the future of cacao/chocolate and tea?

[IChroniclesofNerdiaI]

scientists: "climate change could destroy civilization as we know it"

general populous: "eh..."

scientists: "coffee may not survive"

general populous: *uncontrollable panic*

[Itsjustme-Justme]

Hank's rate of speaking proves the coffee shortage did not reach him yet.

[sylr]

Ah yes instead of showcasing devastating effects that the majority of people don't have time to worry about, it's much better to discuss the effects on something they personally hold in high regard.

[perrydowd]

You heard him guys. Hoard the coffee next to the toilet paper and 2 min noodles.

[kolendamp]

I live in Brasil, our problem is frost this year, wiped out an enormous amount of young coffee plants

[juliaf_]

The thumbnail rn "will climate change coffee" is an amazing garden path sentence

[malkalopez]

“As if we needed another reason to care about climate change” 🤣 preach!

[Firknferret]

I roast coffee for a living and I can tell you we are seeing coffees, that we once roasted dark for complex flavor, need an increasingly lighter roast because of changes in bean density and processing methods.

[Just_jessie_]

Climate change: * happens *
Me: this is bad
Climate change: * ruins coffee *
Me: THIS IS REALLY BAD

[lyndsaybrown]

....can we just end climate change already. Need coffee. Live for coffee.

[christopherbrand]

I really wanted to hear Hank say: “coffee berry boring bark beetle.” But he didn’t.