Hunger Wars In The Future

The Hunger Wars In Our Future -- Michael T. Klare, Guernica

Heat, drought, rising food costs, and the chaos that could ensue.

The Great Drought of 2012 has yet to come to an end, but we already know that its consequences will be severe. With more than one-half of America’s counties designated as drought disaster areas, the 2012 harvest of corn, soybeans, and other food staples is guaranteed to fall far short of predictions. This, in turn, will boost food prices domestically and abroad, causing increased misery for farmers and low-income Americans and far greater hardship for poor people in countries that rely on imported U.S. grains.

This, however, is just the beginning of the likely consequences: if history is any guide, rising food prices of this sort will also lead to widespread social unrest and violent conflict.

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My Comment: Many are trying to reverse this situation .... but I am not optimistic. Climate fluctuations that impact crop yields, political unrest and conflict, all of these factors will guarantee lesser food crops and future conflict.