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A famine is a widespread scarcity of food [1] [2] caused by several possible factors, including, but not limited to war, natural disasters, crop failure, widespread poverty, an economic catastrophe or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality ...
The Famine Early Warning System Network (Fewsnet) was established after the 1984 famine in Ethiopia, as part of a worldwide effort to prevent a repeat of its devastating impact.
Famine in Spain caused primarily by the implementation of the autarkic economy: Spain: 200,000 [128] [129] 1940–1943: Famine in Cape Verde: Cape Verde: 20,000 [90] 1940–1945: Famine in Warsaw Ghetto, as well as other ghettos and concentration camps (note: this famine was the result of deliberate denial of food to ghetto residents on the ...
The famine was a defining moment in the history of Ireland, [3] which was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922. The famine and its effects permanently changed the island's demographic, political, and cultural landscape, producing an estimated 2 million refugees and spurring a century-long population decline.
Famine in Sudan has expanded to five areas and will likely spread to another five by May, the global hunger monitor reported Tuesday, while warring parties continue to disrupt humanitarian aid ...
Famine has spread to five areas, with 24.6 million people - about half the population - in urgent need of food aid, the experts said. The hunger crisis has been caused by the 20-month civil war ...
Great Chinese Famine 三年大饥荒; Country: China: Location: Half of the country. Death rate were highest in Anhui (18% dead), Chongqing (15%), Sichuan (13%), Guizhou (11%) and Hunan (8%). [1] Period: 1959–1961: Total deaths: 15–55 million: Theory: Result of the Great Leap Forward, people's commune, Four Pests campaign and other factors ...
Famine is the top tier, Phase 5, “the absolute inaccessibility of food to an entire population or sub-group of a population, potentially causing death in the short term. ...