Experts know how to stop the locusts' spread, but say efforts have been stymied by a lack of resources and because its difficult to spray in conflict-racked places such as Somalia and Yemen.
In mid-2018, a group of these pests found themselves in excellent conditions when a cyclone from the Indian Ocean hit an extremely remote area of the Arabian Peninsula known as the"Empty Quarter." Typically, the Empty Quarter would dry out and the population would largely die off. But in late 2018, another cyclone hit in nearly the same spot and the population exploded yet again. Over the next three months, Cressman says, the insects started to migrate – some farther up on the Arabian Peninsula, and some into nearby Yemen. From there, they eventually traveled across the gulf and into Ethiopia and Somalia.
As locusts descend by the billions on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying over infested areas and spraying pesticides — which experts say is the only effective control.Security issues complicate efforts to stave off the infestations, particularly in parts of Somalia."You can't work in places that aren't safe. You don't want to endanger people's lives," he says.
Doesn't that happen every 7 years?
Orange Man Bad
What sort of macro ratios do locusts have?
How many plagues are we up to now?
Eat the locusts.
Because trump or sanders, the Apocalypse is near...
God is saying: Export locusts burger!
How are they supposed to get them in control?
In lieu of effective birthcontrol strategy, famine is an effective method to control over population.
Anyone else always think of the scenes from the Little House on the Prairie books? *shudder* Awful for those who are losing their livelihoods from these swarms.
Problem solved.
Fry 'em with a little garlic.
Y'all tellin' me to give up my guns then this happens?! Enjoy the swarms, ya disarmed suckers!
Eat them. They are a source of protein. Rig large nets, and catch them.
It's cyclical, historical.
And quite a good source of protein. If you can't beat'em, eat'em.
Anywhere near the White House?
Frogs next?
everything's fine
Earthquakes, floods, droughts, mudslides, wildfires, widespread sickness, volcanos, and finally locusts in a swarm the size of New York City, should the Nile run red next, to convince the world that God isn't happy is that what you need or will you still not be convinced?
trump
Luke 21:11 Exodus 10:13-15
How many barrels of oil could that yield?
Had to read twice to make sure the locusts aren't bigger than NYC
Trump’s East Africa!?
That's a lot of protein food on the wing..hope people are making the most of it!..free food!
Why do they not capture them by the millions and eat them? Package them for sale in other countries, or ask for help packaging them to send to people lacking enough food? There must be a silver lining to this cloud of bugs.
Is it Trump?
g_knapp That's the IMF
g_knapp Duhh, did you not watch ancient aliens ?
simple ,that's what they do
John the Baptist ate them with honey.
Kill them
3 cyclones over a 2 year period caused this.... publish the monthly rainfall data for the last 5 years if you want to see the facts.
Armageddon? With Trump and his people, who would be surprised?
Don't these locusts have natural predators? Do any birds eat them?
This movie script could write itself!
The heightened cyclone activity in the region appears linked to ClimateChange. 'If this trend continues, if there's an increased frequency of cyclones...it's quite obvious there will be an increased frequency of desert locust outbreak & upsurges like the one we're seeing now...'
I have just returned from Ethiopia, & heard of the local efforts to successfully move the locusts from Mekelle. This should be reported! An all out, city collaboration to not let the locusts land, and then when they settle in the night, killing them by beating them. It worked!
antichristtrump whoreofbabylon
They're like locusts, I tell ya!
It seems to by cyclic, if you actually did your homework and stopped fearmongering.
Someday, someone may invent a device that can capture these creatures. Maybe they'll call it netting.
Because the end is near. Duh.
LaraMoritzKMBC I saw a pic of them,how awful
The plagues have begun
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