The increase in frequency of climate change-triggered events, like cyclones, has resulted in extended and multiple breeding seasons of locusts and caused them to move across continents Click here to read more
Changing wind patterns in India-Pakistan and frequent cyclones in the Indian Ocean due to climate change are creating suitable breeding conditions for locusts, says Keith Cressman, senior locust forecasting officer with the Food and Agriculture Organization Click here to read more
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