Farmed Out: How Will Climate Change Impact World Food Supplies?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 08:56
in Mathematics & Economics
The people of East Africa once again face a devastating drought this year: Crops wither and fail from Kenya to Ethiopia, livestock drop dead and famine spreads. Although, historically, such droughts are not uncommon in this region, their frequency seems to have increased in recent years, raising prices for staple foods, such as maize. [More]