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COVID19 Disruptions: Understanding Food Security Implications

COVID19 Disruptions: Understanding Food Security Implications

April 20, 2020
climate response   food security  

The pandemic will test our food and trade systems in ways never experienced before. Columbia food security researcher Michael Puma helps unravel the complex interplay of risks.

Even a Limited India-Pakistan Nuclear War Would Bring Global Famine, Says Study

Even a Limited India-Pakistan Nuclear War Would Bring Global Famine, Says Study

March 16, 2020
food security   fundamental science  

Even a limited nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan would cause unprecedented planet-wide food shortages lasting more than a decade.

Newly Identified Jet-Stream Pattern Could Imperil Global Food Supplies, Says Study

Newly Identified Jet-Stream Pattern Could Imperil Global Food Supplies, Says Study

December 9, 2019
climate change   climate response   food security  

Scientists have identified systematic meanders in the northern jet stream that cause simultaneous crop-damaging heat waves in widely separated regions—a previously unknown threat to global food production that could worsen with warming.

Less Rice, More Nutritious Crops Will Enhance India’s Food Supply, Study Says

Less Rice, More Nutritious Crops Will Enhance India’s Food Supply, Study Says

December 3, 2019
data and society   data science   food security  

A new study led by researchers at Columbia’s Data Science finds that diversifying India’s crops could provide better nutrition for 200 million undernourished people.

How Much Do Climate Fluctuations Matter for Global Crop Yields?

How Much Do Climate Fluctuations Matter for Global Crop Yields?

July 9, 2019
climate change   climate response   food security  

A new study finds that ENSO has caused widespread, simultaneous crop failures in recent history, running counter to the long-held assumption that crop failures in geographically distant breadbasket regions are unrelated.

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