Climate change favours locust swarms, India increasingly at risk
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| Climate change favours locust swarms, India increasingly at risk | |
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| Author: | Mongabay-India |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | 2020 |
| Source link: | https://india.mongabay.com/2020/06/climate-change-favours-locust-swarms-india-increasingly-at-risk/ |
| Category: | Media |
| Species purview | |
| Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | |
Source author(s)
Mongabay-India
Resource description
The warming of the Indian Ocean due to climate change is cited as the main reason for the proliferation of locusts that are now ranging from the horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula to the Indian subcontinent.