Category: Global Food Crisis

African lake warmest in 1,500 years

Africa's Lake Tanganyika, the second-oldest and second-deepest lake on Earth, is warmer now than it has been in 1,500

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Moscow heatwave breaks 29-year record

MOSCOW - Moscow sweltered through its hottest day in almost 30 years on Thursday, a leading forecaster said, as

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Nigeria: Govt Needs Billions to Fight Desert Encroachment

Abuja — Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Fidelia Njeze, has said that the Federal Government would require an estimated N11

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Vietnam’s Mekong paddies dry up

The rivers that should nourish his thirsty rice paddies are too salty, and the rains are late this year.

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Britain Faces Food Crisis As Soil Vanishes

British farming soil could run out within 60 years, leading to a catastrophic food crisis and drastically higher prices

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Philippines hit with high food prices due to India drought

The Philippines, the world's largest rice importer, said Thursday it feared global food prices would spike this year as

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Egypt’s fertile Nile Delta falls prey to climate change

The Nile Delta, Egypt's bread basket since antiquity, is being turned into a salty wasteland by rising seawaters, forcing

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China freeze to continue as power use restricted and food prices rise

BEIJING (AFP) – More regions of China faced power shortages, food prices rose and the government warned of crop

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World Goes Into Eco-Debt As Resources Vanish

The world goes into "ecological debt" today with the planet's resouces already used up for the year. And figures

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World will need 70 percent more food by 2050

World food production must increase by 70 percent by 2050, to nourish a human population then likely to be

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