Experts predict the world could run out of chocolate within 40 years because cacao plants are struggling to survive in warmer climates.

有关专家预测由于全球气候变暖，可可树将难以生存，因此巧克力将在40年之内绝迹。

The trees can only grow within approximately 20 degrees north and south of the Equator - and they thrive under specific conditions such as high humidity and abundant rain.

由于可可树喜生在温度高、湿度大的环境，因此目前其种植区域仅限距离赤道南北纬约20度的狭窄的雨林。

That means cacao production areas are set to be pushed thousands of feet uphill into mountainous terrain which is carefully preserved for wildlife by 2050.

专家称，到2050年热带雨林将不再适合可可树生长，可可树种植区域需向高山区域转移，而那些区域大多是野生动植物保护区。

Last year experts predicted that the world was heading for a 'chocolate deficit' as shoppers in developing countries snapped up more of the sweet treat.

去年专家还预测道，由于发展中国家对巧克力的需求与日俱增，巧克力市场将逐渐进入供不应求的状态。

The typical Western consumer eats an average of 286 chocolate bars a year - more if they are from Belgium, the research titled Destruction by Chocolate found.

据调查显示，来自以比利时为主的典型西方国家的消费者平均每年会购买286根巧克力棒。

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