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Food Shortage

May 2008--Australia to spend $2.9 billion to buy water from farmers (US Water News)

Australia's government has promised to spend about $2.9 billion to buy river water from farmers in a bid to address the country's worst drought in a century. The spending is the most

December 4, 2007--World faces food shortages (Environmental Network News)

The world is eating more than it produces and food prices may climb for years because of expansion of farming for fuel and climate change, risking social unrest, an expert and a new report said on

November 22, 2007--History shows climate changes led to war (Environmental Network News)

Global warming is one of the most significant threats facing humankind, researchers warned, as they unveiled a study showing how climate changes in the past led to famine, wars and population decli

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