Locusts Devastate Parts of Northern Kenya as Climate Change Fuels Insect Population Growth

Reuters

Swarms of locusts are devastating crops in parts of northern Kenya, including the country’s poorest region, Tukana, putting millions of people at risk of food insecurity, Reuters reports. Numbers of locusts exploded in East Africa and the Red Sea region in late 2019, exacerbated by atypical weather patterns amplified by climate change. The insects have since been flying west and laying their eggs.

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