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World Bank: Food Prices Have Entered the ‘Danger Zone’
By Philip Aldrick – “Robert Zoellick, World Bank president, said food prices are at ‘a tipping point’, having risen 36pc in the last year to levels close to their 2008 peak. The rising cost of food has been much more dramatic in low-income countries, pushing 44m people into poverty since June last year.
Another 10pc rise in food prices would push 10m into extreme poverty, defined as an effective income of less than $1.25 a day. Already, the world’s poor number 1.2bn.
Mr Zoellick said he saw no short term reversal in the damaging effect of food inflation, which is felt much more in the developing world as packaging and distribution accounts for a far larger proportion of the cost in the advanced economies.
Asked if he thought prices would remain high for a year, Mr Zoellick said: ‘The general trend lines are ones where we are in a danger zone… because prices have already gone up and stocks are relatively low.'” Read more.
20 Signs That A Horrific Global Food Crisis Is Coming
“In case you haven’t noticed, the world is on the verge of a horrific global food crisis. At some point, this crisis will affect you and your family. It may not be today, and it may not be tomorrow, but it is going to happen. Crazy weather and horrifying natural disasters have played havoc with agricultural production in many areas of the globe over the past couple of years. Meanwhile, the price of oil has begun to skyrocket. The entire global economy is predicated on the ability to use massive amounts of inexpensive oil to cheaply produce food and other goods and transport them over vast distances. Without cheap oil the whole game changes. Topsoil is being depleted at a staggering rate and key aquifers all over the world are being drained at an alarming pace. Global food prices are already at an all-time high and they continue to move up aggressively. So what is going to happen to our world when hundreds of millions more people cannot afford to feed themselves?” Read more.
Cuba Faces Its Worst Drought In 50 Years
“Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies.
The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal levels.
The government is providing road deliveries of water to more than 100,000 people in the worst affected areas of the capital, Havana.
The situation in Havana is compounded by a pipe network in poor condition.
The state-run newspaper Granma says up to 70% of water pipes supplying the capital are leaking and in urgent need of repair…” Read more.
Livestock Farmers in Kenya Lose 17,000 Animals Since January Due to Drought
“ISIOLO/MANDERA, 6 April 2011 (IRIN) – Thousands more heads of livestock have died in Kenya’s arid Northeastern province as La Niña drought conditions worsen and water shortages become more acute.
Drought monitoring and assessment reports indicate that the hardest-hit areas are Marsabit, Moyale and Mandera. Livestock farmers in the three regions have lost more than 17,000 animals since January, according to officials from the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and the government’s Arid Lands and Resource Management Project (ALRMP).
Mass deaths of livestock began in February, but the average daily loss of animals has risen in the last three weeks as crucial water sources dried up. Many of the remaining water sources are contaminated, leading to increased incidents of water-borne diseases such as typhoid, amoeba and diarrhoea.” Read more.
Rush to Use Crops as Fuel Raises Food Prices and Hunger Fears
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL – “The starchy cassava root has long been an important ingredient in everything from tapioca pudding and ice cream to paper and animal feed.
But last year, 98 percent of cassava chips exported from Thailand, the world’s largest cassava exporter, went to just one place and almost all for one purpose: to China to make biofuel. Driven by new demand, Thai exports of cassava chips have increased nearly fourfold since 2008, and the price of cassava has roughly doubled.
Each year, an ever larger portion of the world’s crops — cassava and corn, sugar and palm oil — is being diverted for biofuels as developed countries pass laws mandating greater use of nonfossil fuels…” Read more.
Hunger Forecast to Become Global Reality
By Bob Unruh – “Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, recently told a blog on city issues that hunger is growing, food supplies are short and the situation in general is ‘miserable.’
… There have been food shortages recently in Japan and Australia, both of which were slammed by earthquakes and had their supply chains disrupted. But there also have been shortages in Pakistan and Kenya. In addition, officials are worried China is headed toward foot shortages, and virtually around the globe food prices are on a sharp upward surge, a signal that either demand or supply is changing dramatically.” Read more.
Oklahoma Sees Driest 4 Months Since Dust Bowl
Oklahoma was drier in the four months following Thanksgiving than it has been in any similar period since 1921. That’s saying a lot in the state known for the 1930s Dust Bowl, when drought and high winds generated severe dust storms that stripped the land of its topsoil.
Neighboring states are in similar shape as the drought stretches from the Louisiana Gulf coast to Colorado, and conditions are getting worse, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The area in Texas covered by an extreme drought has tripled in the past month to 40 percent, and in Oklahoma it nearly doubled in one week to 16 percent, according to the monitor’s March 29 update.” Read more.
Hunger Kills Several in Somalia, Islamists Refuse Aid From Non-Muslims
Revelation 6:8, “And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
By Shafi’i Abokar – “At least seven people, mostly children, have recently died from hunger in Somalia as the country endures the worst drought in the past decade. Villagers from Mahaa Saeed, in eastern Shabelle, tell AHN that three adults, two children and two elderly women died of famine.
‘The humanitarian situation here is very precarious, people are dying because of lack of food to eat and water to drink—a humanitarian disaster may take place here if the need assistance is not met on time,’ a village elder who asked for anonymity told AHN by telephone, early Sunday morning.
The old man concealed his name because anti-government militants do not want the Somali people to send relief requests to the international community. The villager called on the terror group al Shabaab to lift a ban it has imposed on aid agencies so that relief workers can reach people in the region. Militants banned aid agencies in 2009, saying they were Western spies and were spreading anti-Islamic ideology.” Read more.
These 8 Shocks Are About To Slam The Global Economy
By Gregory White, Business Insider, “The world is being hit with, or will soon be hit with, 8 shocks to the global economy, according to Citi strategist Guillermo Felices.
It all started with surging food prices in developing markets, but now it may be spreading from the emerging markets to the developed world.
It’s important to understand how the first seven of these crises relate to one another, and how the eighth is exacerbating an already difficult situation.
We go through Guillermo Felices’ shocks and detail each, looking into how each is transpiring and impacting the global economy.” Read more.
North Korea’s Food Stocks Running Dry, 24 Million People at Risk of Starvation
By Malcolm Moore – “North Korea’s government food distribution programme will run dry in May and put one-quarter of the country’s 24 million people at risk of starvation, the United Nations has warned.
The UN World Food Programme, which resumed sending food aid to North Korea in 2006, blamed flooding, foot-and-mouth disease, and an unusually cold winter for devastating food supplies to the country.
‘Vulnerable members of society are currently facing increasing shocks to their daily coping strategies, leaving them on a knife edge,’ the WFP said in a statement.” Source.
Thailand Declares 333 Districts as Drought Disaster Zones
“Thailand is undergoing the pangs of drought with Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation declaring 333 districts under 45 provinces across the country as drought disaster zones, Thursday.
A total of 6 million people in 21,888 villages have been affected and 1,726,737 rai of farmland has been scorched.
According to Bangkok Post, in the North Province, Kampangpetch, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Phayao, Uttaradit, Lampang, Nan, Nakhon Sawan, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Petchabun, Uthai Thani, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son and Phichit have been affected.
In the Northeast province, Udon Thani, Loei, Nong Khai, Ubon Ratchathani, Mukdaharn, Nong Bua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Mahasarakam, Sakon Nakhon, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Chaiyaphum and Amnart Charoen have been affected.
Central Plain drought affected regions: Prachuap Khiri Khan, Petchaburi, Sara Buri, Samut Prakan and Kanchanaburi.
Eastern Thailand drought affected regions: Chachoengsao, Trat, Chantaburi, Sa Kaeo, Rayong, Chonburi and Nakhon Nayok are affected.” Source.
Worst Texas Drought in 44 Years Eroding Wheat, Beef Supply
“The worst Texas drought in 44 years is damaging the state’s wheat crop and forcing ranchers to reduce cattle herds, as rising demand for U.S. food sends grain and meat prices higher.
Texas, the biggest U.S. cattle producer and second-largest winter-wheat grower, got just 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) of rain on average in the five months through February, the least for the period since 1967, State Climatologist John Nielsen- Gammon said. More than half the wheat fields and pastures were rated in poor or very poor condition on March 20.
Dry conditions extending to Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado may cut crop yields in the U.S., the world’s largest exporter, as too much moisture threatens fields in North Dakota and in Canada. Wheat futures in Chicago are up 50 percent in the past year, after drought in Russia and floods in Australia hurt output and sent global food prices surging. Wholesale beef reached a record this week, and the U.S. cattle herd in January was the smallest since 1958.
‘We’re probably already seeing some damage, but in the next couple of weeks, we’ll surely go downhill major if we don’t get some rain,’ said David Cleavinger” Read more.
Israel National News
- Residents of central Israel permitted to leave protected spaces
- Sirens activated in central Israel due to launches from Iran
- Sirens in Avivim, northern Israel
- Sirens in northern Israel due to UAV infiltration
- Residents of northern Israel permitted to leave protected spaces
- Sirens in Kiryat Shmona and the area
- Sirens sounded in northern Israel
- Residents of central Israel permitted to leave protected spaces
- With the start of Shabbat in Israel, Arutz Sheva's North American desk will update the site
- Shabbat Shalom from Israel!
FrontPage Magazine
- 2 Islamic Terrorist Attacks in 1 Day
- House ‘Sharia-Free Caucus’ Turns 50
- We the People Never Voted for Mass Islamic Immigration
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- Jihad at Old Dominion University
- Ohio HS Teacher Delivers Bonkers Anti-Trump Rant in Class
- Iran’s President vs. The Revolutionary Guards
- Video: Jamie Glazov Delivers A Wake-Up Call on the Ideological War Waged Against American Values
- The Pope at War: Pius XII, Hitler, and the Enigma of Silence
- Islamic Call Invades England’s Biggest Soccer Stadium
Gatestone Institute
- Spain's Pedro Sánchez and His Extremist Problem
- Before Pouring Billions into Gaza, Trump's 'Board of Peace' Needs To Ask A Few Hard Questions
- If Saudi Arabia Wants U.S. Alliance, It Must End Support for Sudanese Armed Forces — Aligned with Muslim Brotherhood and Iran — Not Fund It
- UN and EU Condemn the Strike, Not the Regime: Double Standards, Selective Outrage
- Why Fusion Energy Needs to Be American Born – Now More Than Ever
- To Defend the Abraham Accords, Trump Must First Defend the UAE
- A Dangerous Prelude to Trump's 'Board of Peace' in Gaza?
- Make or Break Time for Iran's Remaining Allies
- Tehran Chooses the Samson Option
- The Only Brave Leaders Standing Against Iran's Reign of Terror
Middle East – The Jerusalem Post
- National Security Council issues warning for Israelis in UAE amid Iranian threat
- Lured by profits, some shipowners brave mines and missiles to sneak oil past Iran
- Israel declines Lebanon's offer for direct talks, sources say
- UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people
- UAE says Iran must halt attacks on neighbors to allow diplomacy
- Explosion rocks Tehran square during Quds Day march, Iranian state media says
- A changing battlefield: Five takeaways from Israel's war with Iran, two weeks in
- Two killed in Oman following drone strike, Iranian missile reportedly targets Turkish NATO airbase
- WATCH: IDF strikes over 150 regime terror targets across central, western Iran
- Iran threatens region's oil facilities if Israel, US target its energy infrastructure - report
Earthquakes & Volcanic Activity
- World Earthquake Report for Friday, 13 March 2026
- Volcanoes Today, 13 Mar 2026: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Soputan, Tangkubanparahu, Merapi, Semeru, Shiveluch, Lokon-Empung
- Sangay Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: PSBL LGT VA EM
- Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion): lava flow cut main road
- Sabancaya Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: NO VA EMISSIONS
- Mayon Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20260313/1036Z VA CLD UNKNOWN REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 13/1100Z
- Dukono Volcano (Indonesia) activity update Mar 12, 2026 - Continuing eruption
- Great Sitkin Volcano (United States) activity update Mar 12, 2026 - Continuing eruption
- Ibu Volcano (Indonesia) activity update Mar 12, 2026 - Continuing eruption
- Kilauea Volcano (United States) activity update Mar 12, 2026 - Continuing eruption
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