World-News

Michael Klare, TomDispatch: ''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.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10738-the-hunger-wars-in-our-future-heat-drought-rising-food-costs-and-global-unrest



How Huge Food Corporations Will Make Upcoming Food Price Hikes Even Worse

Jill Richardson, AlterNet: ''All in all, the U.S. has produced an extremely efficient but fragile agricultural system. When all goes well, the U.S. produces massive amounts of incredibly cheap calories. But when something goes wrong, the system can come crashing down like a house of cards.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10819-how-huge-food-corporations-will-make-upcoming-food-price-hikes-even-worse



Virgin Galactic s Space Tourism Venture for the 1% Will Warm the Globe for the Rest of Us

Salvatore Babones, Truthout: ''Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson s space tourism venture, is charging $200,000 a seat for a few minutes of weightlessness and a view from outer space. The firm has so far taken in $70 million in deposits from 536 passengers, according to an August 1 report from Reuters. Call me old-fashioned, but I personally find it morally offensive that some people can afford to spend $200,000 on a three-minute experience when others can t afford food.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10870-rising-inequality-global-warming-and-virgin-galactic



Addressing the Food Crisis: Let s Get Our Facts Straight

Timothy A. Wise, Triple Crisis: ''Coverage of the US drought and the run-up in corn, soybean and wheat prices has been extensive and welcome. It has also been prone to the repetition of falsehoods and the perpetuation of myths about the causes of the food crisis and the solutions.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11343-addressing-the-food-crisis-lets-get-our-facts-straight

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UN Warns of 'Food Crisis' as Prices Continue Surge
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/09-0

In Drought Crisis, Company Sees Profit Opportunity
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/21-4

Not-So-Mighty Mississippi: Drought Pushes River to Lowest Level Since 1988
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/21-2

Food Crisis Looms, UN Agencies Urge Action to Avoid 'Catastrophe'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/09/04

Extreme Weather Hammers Global Food System
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/09/05

The Global Food System Casino
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/14-5

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The Coming Winter of Disconnect: Drought, Hunger and Global Unrest

While the underlying causes of the 1848 revolutions are complex, food shortages, as Darwin posited, likely triggered the ''severe struggle'' that pitted the populace against each other and their autocratic rulers.

http://ericennotamm.com/foodunrest/


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