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This is supposed to show the doom of a slightly warming world, and what a whopping 1.6F increase since 1850 has done. The cult is always looking for the next doom

Growing mangoes in Greece is the latest bizarre climate change experiment as droughts become the norm

Stirring the leaves of a shrub on his farm in Kyparissia, western Greece, Panos Adamopoulos spied the first soon-to-be-ripe mangoes — his share of a state experiment against climate change.

“Right there!” he exclaimed.

For decades, this fertile land on the shores of the Ionian Sea has been mainly known for olives, in addition to watermelon and other crops.

But even this part of Greece that sees more rain than other parts of the country is grappling with the effects of drought.

After the warmest winter on record, Greece also experienced the hottest June and July since reliable data collection began in 1960.

So, what to do?

But with increasingly arid seasons in sight, he may soon have to give up on some of his lucrative, yet water-intensive crops, such as watermelon.

Adamopoulos is among a small number of Greek growers turning to tropical fruits — mangoes, avocados, lychees, cherimoya and macadamia nuts — which he says are “more resistant” to the increasingly intense heat in the Mediterranean region.

For now, he only grows a few dozen mango and avocado trees on his 80-hectare (198-acre) estate.

Interestingly, Greece is in a growing region of 7 to 11. You can see the comparisons to this map of US growing zones, so, sure, drought is bad, but, drought happens, just like wet times will. This cult wackos think the Earth never changes, that it must always stay the same. Seriously, what caused the 300 year drought around 3,200 years ago?