<h1>Climate Change-Driven Extreme Weather Causes Global Food Price Shocks and Economic Risks, Urging Urgent Climate Action</h1> A recent study involving multiple international research institutions found that climate change-driven extreme weather events caused significant food price shocks globally between 2022 and 2024. In one country, a severe heatwave in 2024 led to over an 80% increase in onion and potato prices, disrupting crop yields and supply chains. The study linked these price surges to climate change, noting that rising food costs disproportionately affect low-income households by reducing access to nutritious food and exacerbating health issues. It also highlighted the broader economic and political risks, including increased inflation and potential shifts in electoral outcomes. The researchers urged urgent climate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recommended that governments and central banks use climate forecasts to anticipate and mitigate food price shocks, emphasizing food affordability as a critical policy priority to avoid worsening health and political instability.