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Famine

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ka$hdami - famine feat. xlovclo (official music video) [dir. @karlwithak ]

Famine Scourge F2P Run and Unlock | Marvel Strike Force | MSF

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'Stock Up on Foods': Experts, Ministers Urge People to Prepare for Global Famine

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The coming World Famine

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SUDAN: FAMINE CONDITIONS WORSENED BY UPSURGE IN FIGHTING

A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Every inhabited continent in the world has experienced a period of famine throughout history. In the 19th and 20th century, it was generally Southeast and South Asia, as well as Eastern and Central Europe that suffered the most deaths from famine. The numbers dying from famine began to fall sharply from the 2000s.
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    • Risk of future famine 

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    • Famine prevention 

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