Vanilla ice cream, vanilla cupcakes, vanilla lattes... It's easy to take this common spice for granted but, the truth is, vanilla is not an easy crop to farm, and its future is at risk. According to the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), Madagascar produces 85% of the world's vanilla, but a changing climate means the country's already unpredictable weather patterns are becoming all the more volatile. Intense tropical cyclones, such as the one in 2017, have the power to devastate vanilla harvests and have a severe impact on the Madagascan economy and its people.