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The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.

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[–] TheBestUsername@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining...

There's a war in El Niño? What does that even mean? I thought El Niño was a weather thing, not a location.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

No no no... The war in Ukraine and El Nino are combining. Someone figured out how to weaponize the weather for use in the war.

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[–] Followupquestion@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Oxford commas forever. Commas save lives, people!

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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (14 children)
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