Households hit by very hot weather can struggle to maintain food supplies in a matter of days rather than months, according to a study today [21 August] from Oxford researcher Carolin Kroeger , who reveals for the first time that food security can be rapidly impacted by heat. The specialist in climate inequality, a researcher in Oxford's Department of Social Policy and Intervention (DSPI), is author of the ground-breaking study, which is published in Nature Human Behaviour. She explains, 'Usually, research focuses on a country level and the fact that heat damages crops, which can lead to food insecurity in months.

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