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Climate change forecast of 'hot and hungry world'
2013-09-23 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: Climate change is set to push up food prices, increase hunger and reduce the quality of food, campaigners have warned. With one in eight people in the world going hungry, the effect of rising temperatures and extreme weather events on production means fewer people will be able to afford enough to eat, Oxfam said. Those at risk of hunger could rise by up to 20 per cent by 2050 compared to a world where the climate was not changing, the aid agency added. Oxfam estimates that the average price...
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