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ScienceChocolate faces more climate shocks as study highlights extreme-rainfall risk

West African cocoa farmers are already struggling with drought, aging trees and competition for farmland. New Harvard research identifies extreme rainfall as an underappreciated threat that can severely damage flowering trees and younger cocoa pods.

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CCBC News★★☆☆☆2026-09-15 08:00Original

Chocolate faces more climate shocks as study highlights extreme-rainfall risk
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