Sentences with phrase «between rising food prices»

Most famously, big data has been used to draw a connection between rising food prices in the Middle East and the Arab Awakening; theoretically, it might someday help you determine when people will move and what type of home they're likely to buy.

Other countries experiencing social unrest — Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Iran, Yemen — also suffered high impacts, highlighting the link between rising food prices and political instability.

Not exact matches

However, much of this increase was just in the last year, as consumer prices for oranges rose 23 % between March 2013 and March 2014 — more than any other food product.

It's a testament to the resilience of the American working class that between rising prices for basic necessities like housing, food, clothing and gasoline we still have enough left over to make payments on our various debts.

Between January 2015 and 2016, Canadian food prices rose four per cent, according to Statistics Canada's consumer price index.

I see absolutely no reason that this food price spike is any different from any of the ones in the last four decades: ie, a normal self - correcting phenomenon in which a slight imbalance between demand and supply is reflected in a price rise, which will result in higher output next harvest.

Ultimately, many consequences will remain uncertain however, especially if we're trying trying to decide between multiple futures: One where things stay as they are, where food and energy prices rise with no thanks to anti-AGW legislation, or some alternate future that can be crafted to lessen the harm.

In January, February, and March, I discussed the link between climate change and rising food prices.

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Food prices in Harare, for example, rose 534 percent between 1991 and 1992 due to the removal of subsidies and price controls, spurring poor urban consumers to get access to food outside of market channels through home production or bartering (Tevera 19Food prices in Harare, for example, rose 534 percent between 1991 and 1992 due to the removal of subsidies and price controls, spurring poor urban consumers to get access to food outside of market channels through home production or bartering (Tevera 19food outside of market channels through home production or bartering (Tevera 1996).

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Peter's talk also highlighted the link between global temperature variations and food shortages and price rises, illustrating how the production of many staple grains will be reduced by climate change.