[DOC] [TLE] Sahel drought - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sahel has long experienced a series of historic droughts, dating back to at 
least the 17th century. The Sahel region is a climate zone sandwiched between 
the African ... Famine and dislocation on a massive scalefrom 1968 to 1974 
and again in the early .... Throughout June to August 2010, famine struck the 
Sahel. [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #3107, aired 1998-02-17 [PAR] The first woman president of a major movie studio, Dawn Steel took over this ... 
The main natural cause of famine, it struck the Sahel region from 1968 to 1985... [DOC] [TLE] Famine - Wikipedia [PAR] A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including 
crop failure, .... The resulting famine and civil strife is believed to have been a 
major cause of the .... scale multilayer drought occurred in the Sudan and 
Sahelian regions of Africa. .... (Dutt, 1900 and 1902; Srivastava, 1968; Sen, 1982; 
Bhatia, 1985.)... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Case study: drought in the Sahel [PAR] A secondary school revision resource for GCSE Geography on the causes and ... 
The Sahel region of Africa has been suffering from drought on a regular basis 
since the early 1980s. The area naturally experiences alternating wet and dry 
seasons. ... The result is crop failure, soil erosion, famine and hunger: people are 
then... [DOC] [TLE] Famine - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Oct 15, 2013 ... Famine is associated both with natural causes, such as crop failure and ... 1 
Characteristics and effects; 2 Causes; 3 Historical famines by region .... when 
Ethiopia and the west African Sahel suffered drought and famine. .... Famine 
struck North Korea in the mid-1990s, set off by unprecedented floods. [DOC] [TLE] Analysis: Understanding the Sahel drought - Al Jazeera English [PAR] Jun 22, 2012 ... Scientists say that the current drought in the Sahel began as far back ... But the 
crops in the Sahel are grown close to their limits of tolerance, and rely on natural 
rainfall. ... believed that the drought was caused by the farmers in the regions, ... It 
is most important to predict what will happen in the future, but... [DOC] [TLE] 4: Droughts, Famines, and Population Displacement [PAR] the 1983-1984 drought and famine as the most pronounced cause of displace- 
ments in the ... struck northern Sudan in 1984-85, a plethora of relief and 
philanthropic .... famine in mid-1985, the total number of severely affected 
people compiled ..... rainfall that had swept through most of the Sahel and the 
Sudan since 1968. [DOC] [TLE] Famine [PAR] While these famines cause widespread malnutrition and impoverishment, no 
modern ... The largest famine ever (proportional to the affected population) was 
the Irish Potato ... the 1973 famine in Ethiopia was concentrated in the Wollo 
region, although food .... (Dutt, 1900 and 1902; Srivastava, 1968; Sen, 1982; 
Bhatia, 1985.)... [DOC] [TLE] The Phenomenon of Famine - Annual Reviews [PAR] binations of natural and man-made disasters result in hundreds of thousands ... 
important factor in the fall of the Roman empire (93, 107). ... Contrary to popular 
impression, the causes of famine are varied, multiple, .... From 1984 to 1985, 
once again, there was mass famine in Ethiopia with ... THE SAHEL ..... lan, C. 
1968. [DOC] [TLE] famine in the twentieth century ids working paper 105 - Institute of ... [PAR] estimates from over 30 major famines and assesses the success of some parts of 
the world ... famines as natural disasters being superseded by complex negative 
... their severity: minor famines cause hunger, severe famines cause destitution, 
and .... 1968 70. Nigeria (Biafra). 1,000,000 Conflict. 1969 74. West Africa (Sahel)
. [DOC] [TLE] Club Club - OECD [PAR] Security Implications of Climate Change in the Sahel region .... analysis: The first 
deals with environmental problems as the main insecurity factor. ..... The 1984 
and 1985 famine consisted of two simultaneous food crises, one in the

Question: The main natural cause of famine, it struck the Sahel region from 1968 to 1985
Answer: Drought