Locusts are putting 5 million people at risk of starvation – and that’s ...
Jun 26, 2020 · Now locusts are destroying crops that could have been a lifeline. A square-kilometre swarm can consume the same amount of food in one day as 35,000 people. Kenya, Uganda, South …
How can we control locust swarms? | World Economic Forum
Nov 11, 2015 · But how many locusts does it take to make a swarm? It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but understanding and controlling locust plagues is something we’ve been striving to do for …
Vast swarms of locusts are robbing Africans of their food and livelihood
Jan 30, 2020 · Image: REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi The locusts devoured Ibrahim’s small grazing plot as his donkeys brayed anxiously and goats scrambled to eat the remaining foliage. Scenes like this are …
Fresh waves of locusts threaten to decimate farms across eastern Africa
Dec 21, 2020 · A new generation of locust swarms is threatening to wipe out the livelihoods of farmers and herders across eastern Africa - deepening a food crisis in a region where 35 million people are …
What effect to insects and pests have on crop production? | World ...
Jun 8, 2021 · A single, unusually warm winter, for example, may be enough to assist the establishment of invasive pests, it added. Each year, plant diseases - ranging from coffee leaf rust to banana …
5 reasons why eating insects can reduce climate change
Feb 9, 2022 · Our consumption of animal protein is the source of greenhouses gas and climate change. Insects are an overlooked source of protein and a way to battle climate change.
What is the La Niña weather pattern? All you need to know | World ...
Dec 16, 2021 · The La Niña phenomenon is causing extreme weather conditions for the second year in a row. Here’s what you need to know about La Niña.
6 Surprising Climate Change Solutions From Business Leaders
Sep 20, 2021 · Six business leaders reveal climate change solutions that are unique, surprising, and little-discussed.
Improving food security is the only way to end world hunger | World ...
Jul 16, 2021 · From wildfires to locusts, climate change is already affecting food security. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that this will worsen, with an increase in CO2 …
Madagascar is suffering from a climate change famine
Sep 3, 2021 · Madagascar is suffering from famine caused by climate change, in spite of only contributing 0.01% of all the carbon dioxide generated from 1933-2019.