Sentences with phrase «causing widespread famine»
A particularly instructive example is the Sahel region of Africa, which switched from vegetated land that supported cattle to unproductive desert within 5 years beginning about 1965, causing widespread famine and an international crisis in the region that continues to be a problem today.
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The Saudi regime is heavily involved in the current conflict in Yemen that is blamed for causing widespread famine in that country.
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For instance, what is the cumulative likelyhood of a combination of drought and floods causing a very widespread famine before 2030?
In East Africa, in places like Sudan and Ethiopia, El Niño is already causing severe drought, resulting in widespread famine.
/ Africa Famine - is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies.