Saving Coffee From Extinction

Saving Coffee From Extinction
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Two billion cups of coffee are drunk around the world every day and 25 million families rely on growing coffee for a living. Over the past 15 years, consumption of the drink has risen by 43% — but researchers are warning that the world's most popular coffee, Arabica, is under threat.

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The Daily Digg Monday, May 25, 2015 BEAN NICE KNOWING YOU Saving Coffee From Extinction bbc.com Two billion cups of coffee are drunk around the world every day and 25 million families rely on growing coffee for a living. Over the past 15 years, consumption of the drink has risen by 43% — but researchers are warning that the world's most popular coffee, Arabica, is under threat. SHE'S NOT ALL THERE This Is What It's Like To Have Your Life Stolen By A Woman Who Doesn't Exist buzzfeed.com Leah Palmer was a high-flying fashionista with a jet-setting lifestyle and a host of admirers on social media. But her entire existence was a fraud — a multi-year hoax that depended on stealing someone else’s life. WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND Stop Buying Expensive Wine, And Other News digg.com Cheap wine is all you need, dogs have been our friends longer than we thought and this whirlpool is very hungry. ADVENTURE CAPITALS The Secret To Vacationing In The World’s 'Most Dangerous' Places kernelmag.dailydot.com Vacation in Somalia. Really. It’s amazing. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! VIDEO: Hula-Hooping Shadow Boxer Provides The Entertainment NASCAR Races Sorely Lack digg.com The cars zipping by do provide a great backdrop though. VALLEYGAG In Busy Silicon Valley, Protein Powder Is In Demand nytimes.com “It just removes food completely from my morning equation up until about 7 p.m.” Get more stories on Digg.com → THE THIRST IS REAL A two month-old Black Howler Monkey named Gael by the zoo staff, is nursed in the Rescue Center at a National Zoo of Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday, May, 24, 2015. The monkey was rescued by hunters before being brought to the center. Credit: AP Photo/Esteban Felix

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