Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Climate, Not Conflict. Madagascar's Famine is the First in Modern History to be Solely Caused by Global Warming TIME.COM Madagascar's famine is the first in modern history to be caused by climate change alone. It’s unlikely to be the last. Quote The southern part of the island nation of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, is experiencing its worst drought in four decades, with the World Food Program (WFP) warning recently that 1.14 million people are food-insecure and 400,000 people are headed for famine. Hunger is already driving people to eat raw cactus, wild leaves and locusts, a food source of last resort. The WFP, which is on the ground helping with food distribution, describes scenes of unimaginable suffering, with families bartering everything they have—even cooking pots and spoons—for the paltry tomatoes, scrawny chickens and few bags of rice still available in the markets. “The next planting season is less than two months away and the forecast for food production is bleak,” writes WFP spokesperson Shelley Thakral in a dispatch from the most affected area. “The land is covered by sand; there is no water and little chance of rain.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Climate change will solve itself if we do nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: Climate change will solve itself if we do nothing. Yeah, just not the way we want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Cheap flights tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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