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When the article says its the worst in 25 years, does that mean the historical record only goes back 25 years or that a worse invasion happened in 1995? From wh
by plopz 7y ago
When the article says its the worst in 25 years, does that mean the historical record only goes back 25 years or that a worse invasion happened in 1995? From what I can see Wikipedia has an article for an infestation in 2004 and mentions 1989 as a previously notably bad situation in western Africa.
- dredmorbius 7y agoConsiderably more than 25 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#8._Locusts:_Ex._10:1–20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#8._Locusts:_E... More recently, the UN FAO tracks outbreaks. https://www.worldcat.org/title/desert-locust-project-final-report-on-the-united-nations-development-program-desert-locust-project/oclc/30276478 https://www.worldcat.org/title/desert-locust-project-final-r...