Climate food crisis 'to deepen'

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Climate change threatens to put far more people at risk of hunger over the next 50 years than previously thought, according to new research.

Scientists say expected shifts in rain patterns and temperatures over that time could lead to an extra 50 million people struggling to get enough food.

And the situation could be even worse if the important cereal crops do not show the improved yields many expect.

"Famine is not caused by a shortage of food; it's caused by a shortage of justice," the FoE's Duncan McLaren told the BA festival.

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4217480.stm

[opihimoimoi]

1. It will be too late ...once Famine hits, millions will die in a horrific

Crash.

The steps to avert has been aborted....bush has cut monies into Famine Prevention....

[Amused2Death]

2. ugh.

science needs to be banned already.

[Maple]

4. Yes, ban knowledge

Operate on faith and crossing your fingers...see where that gets you.

:eyes:

[NNadir]

3. No one can forsee climate change induced famine, just as no one could

see that New Orleans would be destroyed by a hurricane.

[phantom power]

5. If it's only 50 million, I'll consider that unbelievably lucky.

My personal prediction is at least a billion.