After a record-breaking heatwave over the summer, Britain may become a new area for wine production, reports Reuters. Scientists identified Kent, Sussex, and East Anglia in east and southeast England, along with Wales, as emerging hotspots that could produce enough wine to rival France's Champagne region, which sells 310 million bottles each year.
Using computer models, historical climate records, and terrestrial data, the team said 33,700 hectares of land in Britain could be productive for wine-making as weather gets hotter, according to a study in the Journal of Land Use Science. Wine makers in Belgium have also noticed the effects of warming weather, with production quadrupling since 2006, government figures show. Scientists warned that world temperatures are likely to rise by two degrees to 4.9 degrees Celsius this century, compared with pre-industrial times. Full Story
Related: Climate Change Could Cause Beer Shortage; Germany to See Biggest Wine Harvest in 20 Years.
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