Hot Coffee, Getting Hotter

• Coffee needs stable temperatures to grow, but the majority of producing regions are facing hotter days—lots of them. A new analysis found that, on average, coffee-producing countries saw 47 extra days each year where the temperature got above 30°C (86°F), the threshold at which heat starts to harm trees. These extra days wouldn't have happened without fossil fuel pollution, according to Climate Central, the group behind the report.
• Compass Coffee, the Bitcoin-friendly, anti-union Washington, D.C.-based specialty chain, filed for bankruptcy protection in January. Now, the U.K.-based coffee giant Caffè Nero has won an auction to buy most of Compass Coffee's assets and intellectual property. Why? Your guess is as good as mine, but the Times recently wrote that Caffè Nero has been on an "expansion blitz" that has left it heavy with debt. (Fun fact: Caffè Nero was my first real coffee job, back in the day.)
• There are billions of ageing coffee trees in the world, and they'll need replacing at some point as their productivity declines. Choosing what kind of trees have the best chance of thriving in the midst of climate change is tricky, however. To that end, World Coffee Research and the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT have launched a platform to help coffee farmers figure out which trees work best for their individual needs.

For more on all these stories, plus news of the U.S. Supreme Court's tariff strikedown, check out the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:

Coffee News Club: Week of February 23

The Supreme Court says President cannot impose tariffs. Plus, coffee-growing regions getting hotter due to climate change and U.K. chain buys Compass Coffee.

Fresh CupFionn Pooler

On Friday, paid subscribers received some musings on coffee in space, focusing on the ridiculous startup from a few years back that wanted to shoot coffee into orbit and roast it during re-entry:

Space: The Final Coffee Frontier

For paid subscribers: From the preposterous tech startup that wanted to roast coffee in space to espresso on the International Space Station, there’s a lot of coffee up there.

The PouroverFionn Pooler

I'll be back on Friday with a new long-read, but until then it's goodbye from my sister's cat Maru, who is happy (maybe?) with his new paper bag: