
An article from the Wall Street Journal, “Cocoa and Coffee Prices Have Surged. Climate Change Will Only Take Them Higher,” claims that climate change is driving recent spikes in the price of cocoa and coffee and that things will likely get worse as warming continues.This is false. [emphasis, links added]





The African Humid Period (AHP) is a well-documented climatic event that occurred in the Sahara and Sahel regions of Africa, at pre-industrial levels of GHGs, transforming these typically arid areas into lush landscapes with an abundance of flora and fauna.








