#FamineFighters

Jane:Slide1,3
Hemant:2,6,7
Natazha:4,8
Daniel:5,9

Script:

1:
Jane:Manypeopleinthisworldalreadyhaveproblemsfindingfood,evenwiththetolerating
climateoftoday.Willthatbetheissue,40yearsfromnow?Goodmorning/afternoon.My
nameisJane,mygroupconsistsofDaniel,HemantandNatazhawearetheJuniorGIC
groupfromRCHK.

2:IntroandBackgroundEDIT
Hemant:Think40yearslaterand2billionmorepeople.Whatdoyousee?Iseeaskyofdirty
grey,andanoceanofmuddybrown.Theairistoxicandrain,onceourallies,hasbecome
acidicwithOURpollutantsthatWEhaveputintothisworld.Thefarmsthatwereonceafield
ofplentifulfood,arenowabandoned,andthefoodcrisishasbecomeafullfledgedwarof
hunger.Thisallcontributestofamineglobalwarmingespecially.Globalwarminghasbeen
anissuethathasbeenveryrecentlythrownintothelimelight.Itsaphenomenathatisnatural,
buthumankindhasactedlikeacatalystfortheearthswarmingbecauseofthegreenhouse
gaseswevereleasedintotheatmospherearesultofexcessiveenergyconsumption.

Foodisoneofouressentials.Itisanecessity.Withoutit,wewouldnotbehere.Weare
currentlylivinginashelteredworld,whereabout805millionpeopledonothaveenoughfood
toleadahealthylife,whereapproximately21,000childrendieeverydaybecauseofthisfood
crisis.Imagineeveryonenothavingenoughfood:Thiscouldbeapossibilityforhumansinthe
future.TherecouldbemanyreasonswhythishappensWW3,atomicbombs,overpopulation,
butthemostprobableapocalypseisGlobalwarming,ourissue.

3:CausesofGlobalwarmingandFamine
Mostofyouwillknowwhatglobalwarmingandfamineare:Wewilltrytokeepthemeaningof
bothverybrief.

Globalwarming,isessentiallywhatitinthename.Itsaworldwidewarming.Thisinturnwill
causeothereventsthatwillbeexplainedlater.

Famineisafoodcrisisnofood.Thiscanencouragediseaseanddeath,somethingIbelieve
humankindwillwanttoprevent,becausehonestly,iftheydidnt,Iwouldbemorethanslightly
concerned.

4:

Famineistheshortageoffood.Thiswillleadtomalnutritionandstarvation,thusleadingto
death.Sinceourbodyismalnourished,ourimmunesystemwouldstarttofallintodisrepair
causingillnessesandepidemics.Famine,inseriouscasesmaybetheendofthehuman
race.

5:

Theeffectsofglobalwarmingisveryseriousevenmorethanfaminebecauseitcan
leadtoextinctionofalllivingspecies,sotherewouldntbeanyfaminetoworryabout.
Thereareessentially3issuesthatcausefamine.Flooding,wildfiresanddroughts:
FWP.Sealevelswouldriseduetothemeltingicecaps,causingdamagetolowlying
coastalareassuchas
HongKong
thecityweareinnow.Inotherwords:Flooding.

Wildfireswouldspreadmoreoften,leadingtodeforestationandbeingabigcontribution
toglobalwarming.

Droughtswouldhappenmoreconsistentlybecausetheearthwouldgethotter,leading
totheneedofmoreevaporationofwaterfromtheground,causingdroughts.

6and7:
Globalwarmingandfamineareinterconnectedbecauseglobalwarmingwillcausefamineor
foodcrisiss.Globalwarmingcausesunpredictableweatherfloods,droughts,wildfiresas
aforementioned.Thistypeofweatherwillharmtheagricultureofthisworldthefarmswould
getflooded,animalsandplantsalikewilldiefromthelackofwater,toomuchwater,orfrom
fire.Thiswouldcausefaminetothealreadyhorribleproblemmakingtheworldanevenworse
place.Alsothefarmersinvestinginagriculturewouldlosemoney,andmostlikely,theirability
tofeedtheirfamily,especiallywiththefactthat20100%ofcropfails,dependingondrought
severity.

8:
TheunpredictableweatherissupportedbyMetofficeandNewcastleuniversity,inwhichthey
createdamodeloftheUKandinturn,globalwarmingseffects.

Pathogenscouldinfectplantsandcropsandresultinblight,whichdestroysthetissuein
plants,utterlydestroyingthem.WithGlobalWarmingincreasing,ourresourceswilldiminish,
andwewillnothavethepowertoprotectourplantsfromthisdeadlypathogen.

9:

Thereisatheorygoingaroundsayingsolarflaresandsunspotscauseglobalwarming.Solar
flaresaresmalleruptionsfromthesunssurface,theyarecreatedwhenthemagneticfieldsof
sunspotsreconnect.Whensolarflaresexplodefromthesurface,theyreleasepotentially
harmfulradiation,shootingattheEarth.Thisinturnmayreachearthandmakeithotter,this
iswhysomemaybelievethatglobalwarmingisnotcausedbycarbondioxideand
greenhousegas.However,thistheoryisallbutdiminishednow,becauseglobalwarmings
impactshavealreadybeendisturbinglyobvious.

10:
TheWorldBanks2011energyproductionstudyofHongKongshowedthat71%ofHong
Kongsenergyproductioncomesfromcoalletscutthatdownto0%andreplaceitwithbetter
energysources.Renewableenergysources.

Whiletherearetheoriesofsprayingsulfurintotheairtoreflectsunlighttocooldowntheearth
itdoesntsoundveryfeasibletous.

Theworldhavetriedtofindeffectivewaysstopglobalwarmingnumeroustimessuchasthe
3Rs,youveprobablyheardthisreduce,reuseandrecycle.Sadlymostpeopledontfollow
thatrule,itisestimatedthat75%ofourwasteisrecyclablebutonly30%arerecycled.Of
course,wecouldspreadtheidea3Rsaroundmore,howeverconsideringoursituationnow,
humanswouldhavetofindanewwaytoproducefood.Oneideacouldbelabgrownmeat.It
involvestakingamusclecellfromananimal.Thecellisthenappliedwithproteinfortissue
growth.Currently,ittakesabout2,000gallonsofwatertoproduceapoundofbeef,sousing
thissolutionwouldsavemuchmorewaterforotherthingssuchasvegetables.

A)switchfromnonrenewableresourcesfossilfuelstorenewableresources,likewind
energy.
B)WeshouldalsotakethethreeRs,reduce,reuseandrecycle,moreseriously.We
shouldintegrateitintoourlifestylebecausetheyareagoodconcepttofollowbecause
theyencourageustobemoresustainableanduseanitemtoitsfullestuse.
C)Weshouldcaremoreabouttreestoo,replantthem,andstopdeforestation.Trees
suckthecarbondioxideoutoftheairagreenhousegasthattrapsheatandmakes
theearthwarmglobally,andreplacethemwithoxygen.Sotreescanbeapossible
solutiontoendingglobalwarming.
Thesesolutionswouldsolvefamine,becauseglobalwarmingistheissueonceitissolved,
famineissolved.

ReferencesandThanks(11and12):
Hereareourpicturereferences.Thankyouforlistening.

Statistics:

Some805millionpeopleintheworlddonothaveenoughfoodtoleadahealthyactivelife.That'saboutone
inninepeopleonearth.
Thevastmajorityoftheworld'shungrypeopleliveindevelopingcountries,where13.5percentofthe
populationisundernourished.

Asiaisthecontinentwiththemosthungrypeopletwothirdsofthetotal.ThepercentageinsouthernAsia
hasfalleninrecentyearsbutinwesternAsiaithasincreasedslightly.

SubSaharanAfricaistheregionwiththehighest
prevalence
(percentageofpopulation)ofhunger.One
personinfourthereisundernourished.

Poornutritioncausesnearlyhalf(45%)ofdeathsinchildrenunderfive3.1millionchildreneachyear.

Oneoutofsixchildrenroughly100millionindevelopingcountriesisunderweight.

Oneinfouroftheworld'schildrenarestunted.Indevelopingcountriestheproportioncanrisetoonein
three.

Ifwomenfarmershadthesameaccesstoresourcesasmen,thenumberofhungryintheworldcouldbe
reducedbyupto150million.

66millionprimaryschoolagechildrenattendclasseshungryacrossthedevelopingworld,with23millionin
Africaalone.

WFPcalculatesthatUS$3.2billionisneededperyeartoreachall66millionhungryschoolagechildren.

Bibliography
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http://time.com/27201/climatechangecouldcausethenextgreatfamine/
http://www.30hourfamine.org/hungerfacts/
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http://ourworldindata.org/data/foodagriculture/famines/

Outline

IntroWhatisFamine?Whatcausesit?WhyisitaGlobalIssue?
BodyHowitaffectsus
ConclusionWhatwecandotostopitbycounteringtheeffects


Famineis,bydefinition,anextremescarcityoffood.Commoninthirdworldcountries,ithasmajoreffectson
society.Famineiscausedbyavarietyoffactorssuchascropblight,poverty,overpopulationandmostpredominant
climatechange,orGlobalWarming.GlobalWarmingisthechronicincreaseofthetemperatureinourplanets
atmosphere,whichcancausedrought,naturaldisasters,risingsealevels,andotherunusualclimateevents.These
allplayapartincausingfamine.ItissafetosaythatGlobalWarmingcancausefamine,butwhatcausesGlobal
Warming?Itssimple.Us.WecauseGlobalWarmingthroughourindustrialization.Ourpollutants.Therefore
we
causefamine.Andalthoughitdoesnotseemtoaffectusgreatly,thefamine
we
causehasagreateffectonpeoplein
thirdworldcountries.(...)Famine

Headings:

WhatisFamine?

Whatcausesit?

GlobalWarmingHowisitconnectedtofamine?

WhyisitaGlobalIssue?

Howdoesfamineaffectus?

Malnutrition

Epidemic

Starvation

Whatcanwedo?