"Climate change and wine"

I read this headline on Wine Spectator and felt true panic. Pacific islands disappearing and more prevalent hurricanes and snowless winters are one thing, but a risk to wine production is another altogether. Remember the 9 months Australia endured without bananas? People were losing it! There is a conference in Italy to discuss the issues, thank god.

At work this week I stumbled across the Climate Confidence Index published by the bank HSBC: it reveals that people in developed countries are more apathetic and pessimistic about climate change than those in developing countries. I took their environment quiz and only got 50%. Alarmed but not alert, it seems we are.