Ā For over half of the last decade, the world has consumed more food than it hasĀ produced. What happens when the world consumes more food than it produces?Ā Well,Ā it must start tappingĀ into theĀ global food reserves ,and it seems that in theĀ past decadeĀ those reserves have been hit pretty hard. As a result, global food reserves have
I saw this posted on Climate Central a few days ago and passed on reposting it. But, with Miamiās big win in Boston and the 7th game in the series happening tonight (go, Miami!), I finally thought Iād repost this one. Itās a great analogy and drives home a very important point. Check it out
As it is Earth Day, my natural inclination is to look at the current state of Natureā¦.specifically, the status of certain animal species that are either holding on, currently threatened, or āon the brinkāā¦.here are just four such cases (wolves, tigers, bats and penguins)ā¦
I included the video above in last weekās global weirding news roundup, in addition to Joe Rommās recent article on how extreme weather events are contributing to rising, record food prices. But both are worth another quick look on their own. In 2009, Lester Brown andĀ Scientific American askedĀ āCould Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?ā This summerās
Due to acute food shortages, one of Africaās biggest wildlife rehabilitation centers faces closure. The shortages also threaten to wipe out the entire population of wild creatures that draw thousands of tourists to Chipangali every year.
BMO Financial Group strategist Donald Coxe warns that the current credit crunch and soaring oil prices will pale in comparison to a looming shortage of food. Again, Iāve included a podcast, just in case youād rather listen: food-prices.mp3 Investors are being warned, a global food catastrophe is emerging, a dire prediction he dropped on the
