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#climate change #champagne #france #appellation rules #bordeaux #burgundy #carbon starvation #coast redwood #drought #fog decline #harvest timing #maison louis latour

California Redwoods Suffer Heat Stress
Coast redwoods slow photosynthesis during extreme heat, risking carbon starvation and ecosystem collapse.
WIRED · 1m
France's wine crisis forces tough choices
Record heat and drought push French wine production to a 70-year low, forcing winemakers to rethink everything.
CNBC · 2m
Champagne got stronger because summer got hotter
Five heatwaves pushed sugar levels so high that France had to rewrite the rules on how strong champagne can be.
BBC News · 1m · 5 views