India's tea industry under threat from climate change
A shift in the climate over the past few years of a short bout of devastating rain followed by terrible drought is hitting the tea industry in the northeastern state of Assam, where India's best tea is produced. Furthermore, data from the Tocklai Tea Research Institute estimates that maximum temperatures will rise by several degrees over the next 35 years, meaning it may be impossible to grow the tea anywhere in the region by 2050. Assam tea accounts for 17% of the global tea market - around 600 million tonnes of tea annually - and employs over a million people.
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