"The risk of food scarcity among countries important to the United States is likely to rise over the next decade, putting some places at risk of social and political unrest, according to a study from U.S. intelligence agencies.
The analysis released on Wednesday counted climate change and extreme weather among the threats to food availability in key countries in coming years, alongside demographic changes, conflict and poor decisions by governments.
The increasing cost of food will also contribute to the coming crisis, as will agricultural disease and resource limitations, it predicted."
Julian Hattem reports for The Hill October 14, 2015.
SEE ALSO:
"Bernie Sanders: Climate Change Is The Biggest National Security Threat" (Huffington Post)
"Is Climate Change Actually a Threat to National Security?" (Footprints/Southern Alliance for Clean Energy)
"Pentagon: Climate Change a National Security Threat" (The Hill)
"Evidence Supports Linking Climate Change to Mideast Unrest" (New York Times)
"Obama: Climate Change ‘Serious Threat To Global Security’" (The Hill: 5/20/2015)
"Intel Agency Study Warns of Food Shortages"
Source: The Hill, 10/15/2015
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