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Bitter taste of climate change: Drought diminishes China’s tea yields, alters flavour
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Bitter taste of climate change: Drought diminishes China’s tea yields, alters flavour

Climate change is disrupting China’s tea industry. The country is the world’s leading producer of tea leaves, but this year, spring harvests fell by 20%, according to official figures. What’s more, the taste of the national beverage is also changing – the consequences of last summer’s drought. Lou Kisiela, Antoine Morel, Yan Chen and Yena Lee bring us...