The news is not good about the state of food and water as climate change ravishes the planet….
The Climate Crisis is depressing crop yields and fuelling a growing global hunger crisis that has already reached “unprecedented proportions“, with between 3.1bn and 4.2bn people now unable to afford a healthy diet, according to recent reports from the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Fewer people are in immediate danger of starving, but even that number is rising rapidly, according to the WFP.
“Conflict, economic shocks, climate extremes and soaring fertiliser prices are combining to create a food crisis of unprecedented proportions. As many as 309mn people are facing chronic hunger in 71 countries. We have a choice: act now to save lives and invest in solutions that secure food security, stability and peace for all, or see people around the world facing rising hunger,” the WFP said in a recent statement.
Conflict is still the biggest driver of hunger, with 70%of the world’s hungry people living in areas affected by war and violence, according to the WFP. Events in countries such as Palestine and Ukraine have created humanitarian disasters in both countries. But climate change poses to significantly worsen the situation in the most vulnerable countries.
https://www.intellinews.com/hundreds-of-millions-on-verge-of-starvation-billions-more-undernourished-as-climate-crisis-droughts-take-their-toll-341676/
We humans go to war over a wide array of reasons….land acquisition self-defense…..so we have finite resource called water and the way this planet is going it is only a matter of time before someone will run short and attack its neighbor….
Several analyses reviewed by CNBC suggest that there will probably be military clashes over water in areas where it is scarce but in good supply nearby. Among the most convincing came from “Control Risk.”
The Control Risk researchers wrote, “The average monthly number of security incidents (war, unrest, terrorism and crime) in relation to water has increased by over 230% between Jan 2019 and May 2024. “ They also pointed out it will get worse. The World Resouces Institute maid a related observation. “And at least 50% of the world’s population — around 4 billion people — live under highly water-stressed conditions for at least one month of the year.”
The battles over water and other environmental problems have been coming for a long time. Drought is only one of these issues. Extreme heat and severe air pollution are others. Much of India, the world’s largest country by population, is among the regions affected by those. There is a similar problem with food.
The most difficult problem is that the climate migration problem cannot solve it. Tens of millions of people cannot be moved from locations with dangerous climate conditions. Delhi, the capital of India, a city of 34 million, has air pollution rarely matched anywhere else. Temperatures there topped 20 degrees F earlier this year. The ability for humans to survive outdoors at these temperatures at this level will drop, and more and more days are so hot. Cities in Pakistan and Iraq have similar problems.
The water and temperature problems have no solution, so military conflicts cannot be avoided
(climatecrisis247.com)
Whatcha think?
Is the earth on the point for water wars?
Climate change (does exist if you are an idiot) will bring humans to the point of genocide to secure the tasteless but necessary commodity?
How will the world handle wars of this type?
Questions….lots of questions….
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