Report claims climate change could kill off prized black truffles +REPLAY+
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(30 Nov 2018) ++FIRST RUN NOV 30, 2018++ WORLD TRUFFLE SHORTAGE SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 5.24 ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Teruel, Spain - 3 February 2016 1. Various of Melanosporum truffle being grated for truffled eggs 2. Zoom in of truffle on kitchen counter ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Alba, Italy - 9 November 2013 3. Various of fungi seller at market with white and black truffles on his stand ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Langhe Region, Italy - 28 October 2016 4. Various of truffle hunter and his dog 5. Various of surrounding countryside ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Stirling, United Kingdom - 22 November 2018 6. Close of University of Stirling sign ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Wemyss Bay, United Kingdom - 22 November 2018 7. Wide of Dr Paul Thomas walking towards camera through forest 8. Mid of Dr Paul Thomas reaching for fungi growing in tree 9. Close of Dr Paul Thomas hand picking fungi off tree 10. Mid of Dr Paul Thomas inspecting fungi 11. Close of Dr Paul Thomas inspecting fungi 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Paul Thomas, researcher at University of Stirling "For this winter truffle, the critical period for it are the summer months. And the truffle starts to form at the end of winter, beginning of spring and then it grows very slowly over the summer months and it's growing and swelling. Then it matures when you come into the next winter and that's when harvest and eat them. Because it's growing and swelling over those summer months, it needs good levels of soil moisture to be able to do that. And under climate change… and what we see actually in years where it's very warm and very dry that stops those truffle bodies from growing and swelling. So you don't get production. So under these climate change models we are going to see a lot less soil moisture, a lot less precipitation and higher temperatures." ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Teruel, Spain - 4 February 2016 13. Various of truffle farmer hunting with his dog hunting truffles ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Wemyss Bay, United Kingdom - 22 November 2018 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Paul Thomas, researcher at University of Stirling "We looked at two climate change models. We looked at the most likely one and then we looked at one which is a nicer scenario. It's less warming and it's less drying. Between the two scenarios they were still looking at a decline of production of between 78 and 100 percent of the yield of that territory. So it's a massive drop." ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Grevena, Greece - 16 August 2018 15. Close of truffle hunter's hands in grass cleaning truffle 16. Mid of truffle hunters by van checking truffles 17. Close of dirt being brushed off truffle 18. Truffles sitting on tailgate of car ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Wemyss Bay, United Kingdom - 22 November 2018 19. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Paul Thomas, researcher at University of Stirling "So if we see this decline in Europe of production - if we want to try and save some level of production we're not going to be able to recreate that amount that's growing in Europe. France plants 400,000 truffle trees every single year. That's enough to keep the production static. If we start growing in the UK and other fringe countries, there's no way we can put down enough trees and cover enough ground to replace what's unfortunately probably going to be lost in Europe." ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Teruel, Spain - 5 February 2016 20. Zoom out of truffle company owner in cleaning room 21. Various of women cleaning truffles LEADIN: ==== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/7eddb7c1af0a283811f2a8f46ebc9685
