Climate change affects agriculture through changes in average temperatures, rainfall, and weather extremes (like storms and heat waves); changes in pests and diseases; changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and ground-level ozone concentrations; changes in the nutritional quality of some foods; and changes in sea level.
klˈaɪmət tʃˈeɪndʒ ɐfˈɛkts ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ θɹuː tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪn ˈævɹɪdʒ tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚz, ɹˈeɪnfɔːl, ænd wˈɛðɚɹ ɛkstɹˈiːmz lˈaɪk stˈoːɹmz ænd hˈiːt wˈeɪvz; tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪn pˈɛsts ænd dɪzˈiːzᵻz; tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪn ˌætməsfˈɛɹɪk kˈɑːɹbən daɪˈɑːksaɪd ænd ɡɹˈaʊndlˈɛvəl ˈoʊzoʊn kˌɑːnsəntɹˈeɪʃənz; tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪnðə njuːtɹˈɪʃənəl kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv sˌʌm fˈuːdz; ænd tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ɪn sˈiː lˈɛvəl.