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>> We should be talking about human lives. >> My Ukrainian colleague was terrified for his family today. > You think a global increase of food prices will not
by tablespoon 5y ago
>> We should be talking about human lives.
>> My Ukrainian colleague was terrified for his family today.
> You think a global increase of food prices will not have an effect on human lives?
Not nearly the same kind as the one the GP is referring to.
- judge2020 5y agoRegular food, no bombings = very few dies for unrelated causes Regular food, non-WMD bombings = many die, directly Irregular food, regardless of bombings = many millions might die or be severely impacted in the long-term
- tablespoon 5y ago> Irregular food, regardless of bombings = many millions might die or be severely impacted in the long-term That's speculation that depends very much on the precise details. The ancestor comment said: >>>>> In 2010 Russia stopped exporting wheat due to wildfires burning their fields (most likely caused by climate change). This caused a hike in food prices which helped trigger the Arab revolutions in 2011. Did "many millions ... die" in 2011? Also wheat is fungible, and Russia is still growing grain and will still be able to export it, just maybe not to the usual places. So maybe China buys more Russian wheat and less American, and the American wheat goes to Europe or Africa instead of China. There can be disruptions with things continuing to more or less balance out.