New locust hot spots that could emerge due to warming temperatures include Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and west India, according to the paper. "These regions will also face an elevated risk of ...

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As Cyclone Amphan made landfall in India in May, swarms were also forming there as well as in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iran. The crisis has affected 23 countries to date, from Pakistan to Tanzania. 3. The ...

The team noticed the need for a comprehensive model of desert locust behavior during the response to a massive upsurge from 2019 to 2021, which extended from Kenya to India and put a huge strain ...

Desert locust swarms are ravaging crops, trees, and pastureland, destroying food and vegetation and jeopardizing food security across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia. The World Bank is ...