# Simultaneous Droughts Could Threaten Global Food Security, Says Study – State of the Planet

> A Nature Climate Change study finds that simultaneous droughts across major world regions could become more frequent, with co-occurring severe droughts rising 40 percent by mid-century and 60 percent by late century. The researchers estimate around 120 million people could be exposed each year by century's end.

- Date: 2022-02-09 · published 2022-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42624-simultaneous-droughts-could-threaten-global-food-security-says-study-state-of
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is a long-term climate research finding with no immediate supply effect on feed grains. It has little near-term price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-07-27 | [Does the El Niño Southern Oscillation Actually Matter for Food Security? – State of the Planet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63941-does-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-actually-matter-for-food-security-state.md) | +0.9% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-20 | [FAO urges swift action as La Niña threatens global food security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28229-fao-urges-swift-action-as-la-nina-threatens-global-food-security.md) | +0.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-08-24 | [Severe Droughts Amplify Fears Over Food Security \| The Epoch Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14017-severe-droughts-amplify-fears-over-food-security-the-epoch-times.md) | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2023-07-13 | [El Niño and Its Influence on Global Food Insecurity - United States Department of State](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34963-el-nino-and-its-influence-on-global-food-insecurity-united-states-department-of.md) | -1.6% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Midwestern Drought Threatens Crops, Food Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56414-midwestern-drought-threatens-crops-food-prices.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-07-27 | [Does the El Niño Southern Oscillation Actually Matter for Food Security? – State of the Planet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63941-does-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-actually-matter-for-food-security-state.md) | +2.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2024-09-20 | [FAO urges swift action as La Niña threatens global food security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28229-fao-urges-swift-action-as-la-nina-threatens-global-food-security.md) | +2.7% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2022-08-24 | [Severe Droughts Amplify Fears Over Food Security \| The Epoch Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14017-severe-droughts-amplify-fears-over-food-security-the-epoch-times.md) | -3.4% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- news.climate.columbia.edu: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/02/09/simultaneous-droughts-could-threaten-global-food-security-says-study/

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