Africa was on the eve of social, religious and financial disaster and famine — nonetheless happening right now.

Source: https://basquiatstrings.co.uk/former-atlanta-fire-chief-suggests-slavery-was-part-of-gods-plan-for-america-bt-news

After five consecutive failed rainy seasons, parts of Somalia are on the verge of famine and the rest of the country is faring little better.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/fleeing-drought-somalis-face-malnutrition-and-cholera-in-kenya/article_c5725d25-e05b-509c-aebf-0bf4504115fa.html

Another fundraising event – but this time for famine victims in Ethiopia was organised by eight fourth-formers who staged a 50-hour non-stop snooker marathon in 1985.

Source: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23409930.cheney-school-pupils-kept-busy-activities-years/?ref=rss

At least 377,000 have died, 4.5 million people have been displaced, 80% are in need of humanitarian aid and six million are "on the verge of famine."

Source: https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2023/04/18/what-happens-when-you-talk-peace-breaks-out/

"At the time there was a huge famine in the country and the government and democracy had broken down to a point where the country was in anarchy.

Source: https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8231996/officer-reflects-on-harrowing-somalian-deployment-30-years-on/?src=rss

Built in order to raise awareness to the famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 (when more than one-and-a-half million people died), this gorgeous outdoor garden sits on more than a half-acre of land.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-famine-immigrants-changed-new-york

But amid threats of famine and war, the majority of the nation’s roughly 17 million citizens get on with daily life the best they can.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2023/0403/In-Pictures-At-Mogadishu-s-Lido-Beach-a-growing-community-hub?icid=rss

But we have all been impacted by extreme events for decades - from war, famine, mass displacement, and inter-communal violence to inequity, indignity, and poverty.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202302080035.html

During famine, the availability of Indian slaves was plentiful, and the price of an Indian slave, treated as a commodity to be sold, dropped considerably.

Source: https://guyanatimesgy.com/indians-were-also-chattel-slaves/

During the famine, there was a shift to the south and west of these traditional regions.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-immigration-tragedies-celebrate

Elephant matriarchs act as reservoirs of information about where to find food and water and their presence is particularly important in times of famine or drought.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/19/thought-succession-was-brutal-meet-the-murderous-meerkat-matriarchs-18973209/

He told Esquire in 2016 that his dad has encouraged him to become a director rather than an actor, explaining, 'He says, "It's feast or famine for an actor.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12385129/Inside-Clint-Eastwoods-love-life-relationships-affairs-marriages.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

He took over the estate in 1839 and became the principal landlord in the area throughout the famine and beyond.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/cycliing-county-leitrim

It features photos taken by Daily Mirror photographers over the past 120 years, covering wars, famine and natural disasters, as well as celebrities and politicians.

Source: https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/things-to-do-this-week-in-london-6-12-november-2023

It was feast, not famine for “The Hunger Games” prequel.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/11/18/entertainment/hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-amp-snakes-at-top-of-box-office/

Kazakhstan and Russian regions that survived the famine were also allocated less grain, but the study shows that more was taken from Ukrainian areas.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/focus/genocide-ukraine-holodomor

Mao was famous for creating perpetual famine in China during his Great Leap Forward and again during the Cultural Revolution.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/06/doug-casey/how-the-war-on-farmers-could-trigger-a-famine/

Mr Millar of Fechnie, Kinnellar, also raised £250 for the East African famine relief, and his 24-year-old son Jeremy also completed the event – four minutes ahead of dad.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/6097450/aberdeen-milk-marathon/

Our protagonist, Lamentations – so named to remind her of the sin of having been born to a prostitute – finds herself on the run from an early 17-century settlement in America, which has been struck by famine and disease.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/10/03/book-review-the-vaster-wilds-by-lauren-groff/

People talk of state-induced famine and mass executions as though they were some strange natural disaster.

Source: https://forward.com/culture/542336/evan-gershkovich-life-and-fate-vasily-grossman/