Now might be a good time to start Googling how to grow your own coffee, because getting that java jolt may be harder in three years.

Experts say it's because everyone has been drinking more coffee, including those who traditionally sipped tea.

The Telegraph says British coffee consumption has grown—meaning more coffee shops have opened—and also notes the rising popularity of pod and espresso machines.

>> You might be a pyschopath if you like black coffee

Scientists say a combination of growing demand and climate change will really hurt our coffee fix. It has actually been called a "coffee apocalypse."

But until that predicted shortage, we're paying less per cup because weather conditions have been great for growing the beans in many countries.

The USDA says the coffee craze won't slow down and the U.S. is the world's second-largest coffee importer.

As for those suggestions to drink more tea? Well, that stuff gets thrown into into the harbor 'round here.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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