Extreme China heatwave could lead to global chaos and food shortages - NZ Herald

Cars. Batteries. Solar panels. Food. Global shortages and soaring prices are almost certain as China's seemingly never-ending heatwave sears on... 

...Now China is facing severe shortfalls in the autumn harvest of rice and wheat in the Yangtze basin. And analysts say that's likely to be yet another stressor on global food prices...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extreme-china-heatwave-could-lead-to-global-chaos-and-food-shortages/D3FVWMBGHJQD355FDM5R43MG4I/

 

No, Biden’s comments don’t prove governments are orchestrating food shortages - PolitiFact

…That quote is authentic, but if you look at Biden's remarks in context, it's clear that he apparently misspoke, and was actually talking about increasing and disseminating food around the world…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/18/viral-image/no-bidens-comments-dont-prove-governments-are-orch/

Trillions of locusts descend on East Africa in second wave - The Washington Post

A second infestation of locusts has taken flight, and experts fear a third could arrive during the year's most crucial harvest, causing calamitous food shortages.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/2020/05/05/locusts-africa-swarms-kenya-ethiopia/

Extreme weather patterns are raising the risk of a global food crisis, and climate change will make this worse - The Washington Post

Extreme weather patterns associated with heat waves and droughts are raising the risks of global food shortages, two studies have found.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/12/09/extreme-weather-patterns-are-raising-risk-global-food-crisis-climate-change-will-make-this-worse/

Iranians describe hardships as Trump expands sanctions - The Washington Post

In a series of interviews, many appear to blame the U.S. as well as their own government for the economic crisis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/i-have-lost-hope-for-my-life-iranians-describe-hardships-as-trump-expands-sanctions/2019/06/30/0f7d689a-9a86-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html

Venezuela: Denial of food is a human rights crime - The Conversation US

Food shortages in Venezuela are a result of draconian government policies and should be declared an international crime against humanity......
https://theconversation.com/venezuela-denial-of-food-is-a-human-rights-crime-110832

As climate change bites in America’s midwest, farmers are desperate to ring the alarm - the guardian

'The changes have become more radical': farmers are spending more time and money trying to grow crops in new climates Richard Oswald did not need the latest US government report on the creeping toll of climate change to tell him that farming in the Midwest is facing a grim future, and very likely changing forever. For Oswald, the moment of realisation came in 2011. .....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/12/as-climate-change-bites-in-americas-midwest-farmers-are-desperate-to-ring-the-alarm

Scientists highlight deadly health risks of climate change

The future is expected to hold more deadly heat waves, the fast spread of certain infectious diseases and catastrophic food shortages. These events could cause premature deaths -- and they're all related to climate change, according to a panel of experts who gathered at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Thursday for the Climate & Health Meeting....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/health/climate-change-deaths-health-al-gore-bn/