World at Large

Water Shortages Contributing to Shortfall
Excerpt from World-Policy.ORG Article, by Lester R. Brown

As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving and another bountiful harvest, there are signs that the world harvest is falling short as water shortages translate into food shortages. In its November world crop survey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that this year's estimated world grain harvest of 1,841 million tons will fall 54 million tons short of projected consumption of 1,895 million tons. This comes on the heels of a poor crop last year, when world output fell short of use by 34 million tons.