It’s been well documented that natural disasters have become more common and more intense than in previous decades. This is true both in the United States and around the world, as global climate shifts have resulted in a fivefold increase in weather-related disasters over the past 50 years.

As the world’s largest coffee exporter, Brazil is essential to the global coffee economy. In an already chaotic supply chain, Brazil has been experiencing extreme weather which is threatening coffee farms and limiting production. There are multiple factors contributing to the coffee industry’s shortages and delays, which has led to the highest prices in almost a decade.