U.S. Security Implications of International Energy and Climate Policies and Issues

by Committee on Foreign Relations United St and Committee on Foreign Relations Senate (U.S.)

In 2010, terrible droughts in Russia, in China, and floods in Pakistan decimated wheat harvests and created a global shortage. The price of wheat increased dramatically. The Middle East, home to the world's top nine wheat importers, felt it acutely, especially since the region's farmers struggled with their own parched fields. Much of Syria was gripped with the worst drought it had ever experienced. The price of bread skyrocketed across the region...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512030384
• ISBN13: 9781512030389
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"