Hola MaHigh-School - October 2020

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Locust? Like in the Bible? This is really serious and is a very real threat to the food supply in Africa. It is a potential disaster we are looking at. See what Harward says here: “A plague of locusts has descended on East Africa, devouring crops, trees, and pasture as they move. The first generation, which emerged at the end of last year, numbered in the hundreds of billions. Left unchecked, a factor of 20 per cording to the UN ture Organization that the second took flight in March in the trillions.

locusts multiply by generation, acFood and Agricul(FAO), meaning generation that and April numbered

Now in July, a third generation is set to take off, paving the way for potentially calamitous food shortages in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Swarms can cover many square miles (sometimes areas as big as cities), move up to 100 miles a day, and eat their weight daily”. This is what FAO says: “FAO: Desert Locust situation update 5 October 2020


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