Do you think that global warming is causing the rice shortages?

Question

I heard that in India they are not allowed to export rice. Also that 80% of rice exported comes from Asia. However do you think that maybe global warming is causing the shortage if not, why?

Answer 1

GW, through crop failures from floods and drought, has contributed to food (including rice) shortages (and, no, no one is making it up or storing too much - strategic food stocks are at their lowest for many years).

However the push to biofuels and increased meat consumption are also significant causes of this year's crisis

Answer 2

well it has to do abit with it but this is what we call scaring the people now they are alerted so they are going out buying way too much. this was done in the gas war in the 70's and man it was a mess in hawaii. they also had a war with other things as well its funny how peopel areact and are such ninies to this mess. now we'll have hard time buying rice and stuff to eat once in awhile its unreal. i love it. take care.

Answer 3

You are all wrong!!! They're are Rice Shortages because Chuck Norris is hungry and he likes rice.  enough said!

Answer 4

There is no food crisis

Although one degree rise in temperature, causes 10% crop loss,this has not yet reached the stage where it can cause global food shortage.

The world still produces more than enough food

It is what happens to it that causes the crisis.

More than Half is diverted for the production of Ethanol.

http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/...

And this is the main reason for social unrest and the rising food prices,This is only the beginning

http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/1599...

This is a political issue and the reasons are profits.

so the profits will win the day.

Not the poor Poor.

Famines are allowed to happen ,as part of a depopulation strategy.

my answer the 13th one down check the links

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The problems originate from the Top down so there is no solution

the production  of ethanol produces more carbon emissions than all of the motor cars and industry in the world

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

And still it continues and grows.

Global solutions are NOT the agenda Global control IS

we should be looking at Starwars modes of transport Floating anti gravity bikes sound great to me.

and kill the internal combustion engine ,

But those who lead us also own this industry (both the petrol and the cars)and as yet there is plenty of money to made with these engines

there are other ways to make fuel

keep deep eating deep fries and use the old oil

or check some of the electric cars in HUDDLER

http://byderule.multiply.com/journal/ite...

Answer 5

Im totally sure is part of the global warming.. not only India stopped exporting.. also other countries has stopped exporting it.. example.. egypt... brazil.. and others... and one of the biggest exporters to us Australia... this season the weather there was tooooo hot and dry the rice didnt grew as usually or expected..... this is more prove for those who doesnt believe in global warming.. specially here in the US where people is so NOT INFORMED, that they are trying to cover that the rice is use for fuel.. come on... ppl.. the news channels in US.. they try to cover things so people dont get scare of whats really happening.. open your eyesssssss.............. start doing somethingg oH my god! the world is falling apart right in front of you... and ppl still doesnt BELIEVE!!?!?!??!?!

Answer 6

Ethanol production is causing the rice shortage. When you remove a large percentage of the grain supply from the worlds foodstocks it puts pressure on all the others and causes shortages.

Answer 7

Stewart, do your mother and father appreciate being compared to rats?

Answer 8

No...The shortage of rice is caused by people breeding like rats

The worlds population should never have exceeded 1 billion

as far as food shortages go ...this is just the beginning. Wait till the genetic bomb hits, the nuclear war. Then we will see cannibalism. and collapsing population.

Answer 9

because there is no such thing as global warming. global warming is a multi govt ploy to distract the common person from all the destruction being caused by world leaders. it is also a ploy to make us believe we have some kind of control over our own destiny and that we can affect change in the world for the better. ha ha ha that is a good one.

Answer 10

The shortage is be caused right here in the US by our Government subsidies programs for corn to produce more ethanol. Growers are jumping over to corn because of the price along with the subsidies, farmers that are growing corn are making a killing now. Bushels of corn has doubled in price to the grower so more and more growers are switching to corn instead of other products that the world needs. China is the main country that has increased its out put on rice and at the same time they have stopped all exports of rice out of their country.

Answer 11

Corn subsidies. Governments have subsizied corn for ethanol production to almost an infinitesimal amount. In respone, farmers, in an effort to make money off their crops, switch to corn rather than rice. Corn is taking over great patches of perfectly fertile soil, and government policy is discouraging production of other commodities in exchange for corn.

I would encourage everybody to read the article listed below.