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Why This Year's Locust Invasion Is Setting Off Global Panic
vice ^ | 7/24/2020 | Milena Mikael-Debass

Posted on 07/27/2020 2:11:06 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

As if 2020 hasn’t thrown enough curveballs already, desert locusts are setting off a global panic.

From Kenya to Pakistan to, most recently, Argentina, locust swarms have been on the move. The infestation is most advanced in East Africa, which is experiencing the worst locust outbreak in generations.

There’ve been six major locust plagues in the last century, one of which lasted nearly 13 years, according to the U.N. But the current infestation in East Africa is technically an upsurge, as defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization. Depending on locust control efforts and favorable breeding conditions in terms of moisture and soil, the upsurge could spread even further and get upgraded to a plague.

A locust can eat about 2 grams of food in a day. So, a New York City-sized swarm can devour the same amount of food consumed in a day by everyone in New York and California combined, presenting a serious problem: Nearly 5 million people in East Africa could face starvation this summer.

(Excerpt) Read more at vice.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: famine; foodcrisis; locusts; qanon; starvation
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1 posted on 07/27/2020 2:11:06 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Because that’s 2020’s theme. PANIC!!!!!!!!!


2 posted on 07/27/2020 2:12:01 PM PDT by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I completely forgot about the hordes of locusts.
It was the talk of the ecologic town before The Virus hit.


3 posted on 07/27/2020 2:12:14 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

God’s been busy.


4 posted on 07/27/2020 2:13:08 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Are masks required for locust invasions?


5 posted on 07/27/2020 2:14:17 PM PDT by Oneanddone
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

What kind of mask do I need to wear, and how much toilet paper do I need to stock up on? Oh yeah,,,,what’s my locusts stimulus check gonna be?


6 posted on 07/27/2020 2:14:18 PM PDT by blackdog (If you must cut a tree, plant two. It's just decency.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

This is why my flower garden has plastin flowers.


7 posted on 07/27/2020 2:14:33 PM PDT by boomop1 (term limits NOW)
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To: lee martell

I’m let’s see Locusts are mentioned in the Bible aren’t they?

Gee G! Plagues are also mentioned aren’t they ?

There is nothing new under the sun

There is only the lying media who acts like it’s the first time


8 posted on 07/27/2020 2:14:52 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump pence II!)
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To: moovova
God’s been busy.

I think it's the OTHER guy who has been busy.

9 posted on 07/27/2020 2:15:10 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: boomop1

oops plastic.


10 posted on 07/27/2020 2:15:16 PM PDT by boomop1 (term limits NOW)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Murder
Hornets


11 posted on 07/27/2020 2:15:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Traditionally, people return the favor to locusts that eat their crops by eating the locusts.


12 posted on 07/27/2020 2:16:08 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: ConjunctionJunction; Library Lady; patriot torch; Califreak; mlizzy; Halls; Cedar; Huskrrrr; ...

End Times Ping list

Please PM me if you wish to be added/removed.

There are far too many coincidences to be counted, that God hasn’t allowed to happen, in order to wake us up from our stupor. What a crazy year it has been and we’re barely half way through it.

Please consider your lives. Jesus is coming, ready or not.

Matthew 24:44
Luke 12:39
Luke 21:36

Maranatha!


13 posted on 07/27/2020 2:18:03 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: dfwgator
I think it's the OTHER guy who has been busy.

Exodus 10

12 And the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over Egypt so that locusts swarm over the land and devour everything growing in the fields, everything left by the hail.”

13 So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the Lord made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning the wind had brought the locusts; 14 they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never before had there been such a plague of locusts, nor will there ever be again. 15 They covered all the ground until it was black. They devoured all that was left after the hail—everything growing in the fields and the fruit on the trees. Nothing green remained on tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.

14 posted on 07/27/2020 2:27:16 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The problem is simple: Locust Housing.

If rents were lower, they could stay inside instead of wandering the landscape far and wide.

I’m sure Biden’s working on this.


15 posted on 07/27/2020 2:30:49 PM PDT by JennysCool
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Trump locusts?


16 posted on 07/27/2020 2:36:59 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

If theres starvation, maybe Africa should consider thatbrilliant “get rid of whitie off the their farms, and let morons that know nothing about farming take over the land!”. Reap what you sew!


17 posted on 07/27/2020 3:24:53 PM PDT by Bommer (I'm a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Shouldn’t be a problem. UN & Moo said they were good eating. So quit your bitchin and heat up the fryers!!!!


18 posted on 07/27/2020 3:26:40 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: lee martell

What if there is a tie in between this locust issue and people in Utah and Virginia getting unsolicited packages from China with seeds in them. What if these seeds, or we are being told are seeds, are really a sample of the locust strain?

Warfare can come in all flavors.


19 posted on 07/27/2020 3:28:41 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

So why aren’t they eating the locusts? I thought they were on the menu in many places in the east.


20 posted on 07/27/2020 3:32:55 PM PDT by CARTOUCHE
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