article_snippet: For those hoping global warming will bring more opportunities for a summer barbecue, there may be disappointment ahead - climate change is likely to make steaks and burgers far less appetising.
article_snippet: In a major report on the impact of global warming on food, scientists have concluded that the quality of many meats and vegetables is due to decline at temperatures increase.
article_snippet: The researchers predict that as heatwaves become more common, steaks and other meats are likely to become stringier and tougher - putting the traditional barbecue at risk.
article_snippet: Beefburgers, like those above, could become far less appetising option on future BBQ's due to climate change .
article_snippet: global warming is not a distant phenomenon but a very real occurrence that is already affecting the things we enjoy in our everyday lives, including the most common of foods we eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner assessed the impact of the changing climate on 55 foods grown in Australia and other parts of the world.