Love Bananas? Experts Say It Might Go Extinct Soon

Black Sigatoka is caused by a fungus whose lifecycle is strongly determined by weather and climate.

Climate change is forcing a number of changes in our immediate surroundings. From the melting of the polar ice caps to the extinction of several species, one really cannot ignore the impact of climate change.

Now, a new research shows that it could also lead to the extinction of our good-old banana! Climate change is leading to the spread of a fungal disease called Black Sigatoka, which is damaging the crop of bananas, making them unfit for consumption.