We have seen pictures on the news of polar bears struggling amid ever-decreasing icy worlds and also the disappearance of snow atop the higher regions of the world, but have you ever thought to wonder what effect climate change is having on other industries?

For instance, what about coffee?

This question has been in the news recently and websites such as the BBC have discussed the issue.

It seems that there is a general concern about wild Arabica.

This has been brought into focus thanks to a recent work published in the journal Plus One, which sets out the conclusions of an Ethiopian-UK team.

Wild Arabica is a type of coffee bean and it is particularly important because those coffee crops which are grown in plantations do not have the benefit of wide genetic diversity.

This means that they might not have the ability to cope with changes in the climate or other threats and diseases.

The changes in the climate jeopardise the natural habitats of wild Arabica and, in turn, this spells trouble for the coffee industry, which uses its genetic diversity.

Sustainability in the industry relies on this variety.

Arabica coffee constitutes around 70% of the coffee used commercially in production (Robusta is the second main species of coffee used).

Although the scenarios considered by the study are cause for concern, experts have stressed that the value of this research is in its ability to help make necessary changes to take action to counter these worries.

Certainly, as coffee is such an important global business, these thoughts may well instigate certain researched changes in the future.

Changes which could, perhaps, benefit many of us.