Vast locust swarms in East Africa could put almost 5 million people in the region at risk of hunger and famine, according to the International Rescue Committee.

In 2013, a massive swarm hit Egypt and the Middle East and in 2004, locusts in Africa and the Middle East cost $400 million as well as harvest losses of $2.5 billion, according to the FAO.

Like a biblical plague, locusts swarm East Africa, laying waste to crops and livelihoods. ... “This is not the first time that East Africa has seen locust upsurges approach this scale,” he said.

Depending on the winds, which largely determine locust flight patterns, a swarm might travel 80 miles in a day. (In 1988, desert locusts were found to have crossed from West Africa to the ...

Locust Swarms Threaten Parts Of East Africa Swarms of locusts have reached dangerous levels in parts of Ethiopia, ... Over a three month period a swarm of locusts can multiply 20 fold, ...

Even before the locust outbreak, over 20 million people in East Africa faced high levels of food insecurity due in part to harsh climate conditions, such as drought and flooding.

Swarms of locusts in East African countries are threatening the food supply of more than 20 million people. Now, experts are looking for creative solutions to deal with the pests — including ...

New swarms of locusts are forming in the Horn of Africa, with Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia specifically most at risk. New swarms of locusts are forming in the Horn of Africa, ...

Amid worldwide concerns over the new coronavirus, an age-old but now "extremely alarming" problem is developing in several countries that represents "an unprecedented threat to food security and ...

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