Weather-Fox on MSN2d
The Strange Weather Patterns That Caused the Cold War “Famine Crisis”
The Cold War era was marked by political tension, espionage, and a nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet ...
Climate Cosmos on MSN4d
From Frost to Famine: How Weather Anomalies Impact Food Security
Unpredictable Crop Yields Extreme weather events, like frost, drought, and heavy rainfall, are becoming more common and have ...
CNN10d
A US-run system alerts the world to famines. It’s gone dark after Trump slashed foreign aid
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors drought, crop production, food prices and other indicators in order to forecast food insecurity in more than 30 countries. Funded by ...
Wired28d
This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways
The swarming grasshoppers can have a devastating effect on crops, especially in Africa ... local communities to predict economic causes of famine. The group built various custom software tools ...
The Globe and Mail11d
Ireland’s Great Famine occurred almost two centuries ago. But it remains a modern disaster
His latest book is Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. From 1845 to 1851, Irish potato crops were destroyed by a novel pathogen, the fungus-like organism Phytophthora infestans.
KESQ8d
Famine Fast Facts
Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s population that results in malnutrition and death by starvation and disease. To assess a ...