Finding the next famine
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 09:21
in Mathematics & Economics
Last year, Christopher Hillbruner, N07, had 10 countries on the front burner, all in danger of boiling over. In Central America, drought and an epidemic of coffee rust had reduced crop yields and driven down wages, making it harder for people to feed their families. South Sudan's outlook remained dire, with 2.5 million people expected to be in food crisis in early 2015, thanks to the protracted conflict. And then there was the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which, in addition to the thousands who will die from the virus, could leave an estimated 1.3 million people without enough to eat.