A severe shortage of food accompanied by a significant increase in the local or regional death rate.
when many people die through starvation.
Widespread malnutrition and starvation in a particular area because of a shortage of food, usually caused by drought, war, flood, earthquake, or other catastrophic events that disrupt food production and distribution.
Pronounced scarcity of food, causing starvation and death.
an extreme scarcity of food; Wealth
large scale food shortage leading to disease and death
a sudden and unusual shortage of food in an entire community resulting from war or some natural disaster such as drought or flood.
state of massive food deprivation leading to malnutrition and death of large numbers of people.
(FAM·ine). An epidemic starvation, resulting from an extreme and general scarcity of food, and associated widespread death from starvation-related diseases.
serious and widespread shortage of food
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
a drastic wide-reaching shortage of food
an extreme shortage of food for a large number of people, caused by poor harvests or by food supplies being cut off or destroyed during wars or natural disasters
a situation in which a certain country or area does not have enough food to feed its population
a situation when a certain country or area doesn't have enough available food and related resources to feed its population
a time when (spiritual) food is scarce
a widespread and serious shortage, especially of food.
Catastrophic food shortage affecting large numbers of people due to climatic, environmental and socio-economic reasons (in EM-DAT, famine can have four disaster subsets: « crop failure », « food shortage » and « drought »).
A situation of extreme scarcity of food, potentially leading to widespread starvation.
starvation or severe lack of food and water. From an old Latin word meaning 'hunger'.
a severe shortage of food, often brought on by drought
Famine is a natural disaster characterized by a widespread lack of food in a region, and can be characterized as a lack of agriculture foodstuffs, a lack of livestock, or a general lack of all foodstuffs required for basic nutrition and survival. Famine is almost always caused by pre-existing conditions, such as drought. Particularly devastating examples include the Ethiopian famine and the Irish Potato Famine.
A famine is a social and economic crisis that is commonly accompanied by widespread malnutrition, starvation, epidemic and increased mortality. Although many famines coincide with national or regional shortages of food, famine has also occurred amid plenty or on account of acts of economic or military policy that have deprived certain populations of sufficient food to ensure survival. Historically, famines have occurred because of drought, crop failure and pestilence, and because of man-made causes such as war or misguided economic policies.