Humidity and high temperature are important for predicting fungal disease outbreaks worldwide.

Climate change is expected to lead to adverse impacts on global agricultural production, as it influences plant disease occurrence and severity at spatial and temporal scales (Howden et al., 2007). Furthermore, climate change also affects plant growth by reduced water availability and other abiotic stress factors. Recent studies have shown that climatic variables (e.g. humidity, temperature) are important drivers explaining the global distribution of potentially pathogenic soil-borne microorganisms (Větrovský et al., 2019; Delgado-Baquerizo et al., 2020). These studies are fundamental for understanding the global incidence and potential impact of fungal plant pathogens on terrestrial ecosystems.