Locust swarms may meet their match in protein-enriched crops

Swarms of locusts devouring a farmer’s livelihood might sound apocalyptic, but major locust infestations are a regular ...
Yahoo

Locust swarms will intensify with climate change, threatening food security, study finds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Locust WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images There's a good reason locusts are considered plague-worthy. Despite their size, swarms of ...
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Locust Swarms Could Be Turbocharged By Climate Change, New Study Says

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. More frequent extreme weather events could ...
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'Even cows are wondering what is happening': Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades

KATITIKA, Kenya (AP) — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious ...
Science Daily

This small soil upgrade cut locust damage and doubled yields

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working ...
The New York Times

Locust Swarms Could Expand Their Range in a Hotter, Stormier World

The crop-devouring pests love arid conditions and the occasional downpour. Global warming is offering more of both. By Raymond Zhong Rising temperatures could expand the area of the globe under threat ...
Hartford Courant

Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds

Extreme wind and rain may lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, with human-caused climate change likely to intensify the weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks, a new study has ...