An increase in climate change-related extreme weather events led to UK cereal production losses of £62m ($79.5m) in 2018, while early livestock deaths rose by 100,000, according to a study undertaken for the World Wildlife Federation. The report found that heat waves and droughts were becoming more frequent and intense, with temperatures rising an average 0.3C (0.8F) since 1900, compared to just 0.02C
An increase in climate change-related extreme weather events led to UK cereal production losses of £62m ($79.5m) in 2018, while early livestock deaths rose by 100,000, according to a study undertaken for the World Wildlife Federation. It revealed Scotland's farmers were among the hardest hit, losing more than £161m due to extreme weather conditions, while surviving cattle figures, reaching 1.76 million last year, were at a historic low.