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Factors which can affect food production (Water Scarcity (<1% of all…
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La Niña - normal conditions
Around christmas time in coastal Peru they make a lot of money as lots of fish come in the upwelling of cold water currents and bring plankton; prevailing wind east to west along the equator and warms up and is travelling towards AustraliaEl Niño - ocean current and prevailing wind switches so warm water over to Peru and plankton/fish doesn’t come so warm air rises (low pressure) as hits Andes it cools and condenses and brings unstable air and intense rainfallIt can disrupt the weather all around the world and it is happening more frequently (a recent example is hurricane Katrina
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Earthquake in Nepal, 2015
- The quake killed over 8,000 people and left 35 million people in need of emergency food aid
- In the immediate aftermath, the FAO appealed to get disaster aid to help the farmers resume rice planting ahead of the growing season
- Many farmers missed the planting season from May onwards and were unable to harvest the rice (staple food in Nepal)
- Stocks of wheat and maize were destroyed
- Livestock were killed
- Machinery was damaged or destroyed
- Widespread damage to roads, bridges etc. meant that markets couldn't function
- Farmers suffered a loss in income and the government couldn't afford to reimburse them
- Vital irrigation and drainage channels were damaged #