Sentences with phrase «food shortages due»

New Research Warns Of Catastrophic Food Shortages Due To Unchecked Climate Change.

The world faces widespread food shortages due to global warming.

At the same time, CSIRO is also crafting lower - tech programs for farmers in nearby developing countries, which may face severe food shortages due to crop failures and even widespread famine as the weather heats up, water dries up, and population explodes.

Not exact matches

Restaurants are often laggards when it comes to adopting new technology, but rising labor costs due to higher minimum wage and labor shortages coupled with food inflation has some looking to solutions that can provide some relief from the increased pressure on already tight margins.

A shocking stat is that a full 3 / 4th of the country lost weight last year due to food shortages.

By all accounts there is a serious humanitarian crisis underway, due to food, water, and fuel shortages and limited communications around the island.

Three communities in the Niger Delta region, Abacheke, Ugada and Etwkuru, all of Egbema in Ohaji / Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, have lamented shortage of food due to the devastation of their farmlands by oil spillages.

The risk of civil war in tropical countries increases during hot, dry El Nino years, perhaps due to food shortages.

«Zimbabwe may have been predisposed to this TB outbreak due to the presence of a large HIV - positive population who were particularly vulnerable to the effects of food shortages which led to malnutrition and further damage to already weakened immune systems,» said Silverman.

However, the researchers found that questions about food security that are framed around vulnerability may be inappropriate and not generate accurate data due to a strong cultural reluctance to admit to food shortages because of deep obligation felt by some communities to share food with their families and guests.

Drought struck the Sahel most recently in 2012, triggering food shortages for millions of people due to crop failure and soaring food prices.

The term «bangers» originates from sausages made in the WWII era when due to rationing and food shortages, additives and water were added to the sausages, making them more prone to exploding when cooked.

After the WWII, many rushed to save the Shiba Inu dog breed from extinction due to a shortage of food and post-war epidemics.

Also, the animals, cattle, sheep and horses are in pain due to the shortage of food; grasses, and fresh vegetation and perhaps most vital, water.

Throw in more competition for these same crops due to an increase in ethanol production and you have a recipe for higher gas prices, higher food prices and even possibly shortages of one, the other, or both.

Global Workplace Dr Peter Saul www.petersaul.com.au Presentation to Diversity Council Australia's Annual Conference on Diversity 22 November 2007 Melbourne Overview How can we most profitably think about the topic / world faced food shortages because of severe droughts due to global warming Environmental Social % Aust.

Listened to Neven's link and in particular the interview with professor Box; got annoyed when Box suggested the riots throughout the middle east was due to food shortages brought about by AGW; have read a couple of Box's papaers; on Greenland and the Arctic I prefer Petr Chylek's work:

Another very ugly result of diverting billions of tons of agriculture to fuel production is the consequence of food shortages and skyrocketing food prices, especially when other sources of food are interrupted due to natural weather events.

Even those nations where people in poverty plump up the statistics on obesity due to the low nutritional value and high caloric content of our cheap processed foods enjoy a high standard of availability of food — consequently giving little thought to what it is like to experience severe food shortages.

Temporary shortages of water and food supplies may occur in affected areas of Japan due to power and transportation disruptions.