Tag: Natural disasters

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in 2023, extreme weather events driven by climate change were the primary drivers of acute hunger for over 77 million people across 18 countries. This statistic powerfully illustrates that climate change is a significant example of a factor that can affect food security, jeopardizing global stability and affecting the most vulnerable populations.

According to the FAO, in 2023, 58.8% of the Caribbean population was moderately or severely food-insecure, highlighting the region's significant vulnerability. Understanding the specific factors affecting food security in the Caribbean is critical for developing effective, long-term solutions.

According to the World Food Programme, climate-related disasters and environmental changes are major drivers of global hunger. These and other physical factors can lead to food insecurity by destabilizing food systems and destroying agricultural productivity.

While a powerful EF5 tornado can release kinetic energy estimated at over 50 terajoules, it contains zero nutritional calories because it is a weather phenomenon, not a food source. The question itself highlights a fundamental confusion between the scientific unit of energy (joules) and the nutritional unit of energy (calories) associated with food.