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South Coast Based Climate Center Tracks Famine Concerns Around The World

(UC Santa Barbara Climate Hazards Center)
Researchers around the world are involved in a UC Santa Barbara based project which helps to track climate and other issues which can lead to famine.

A UC Santa Barbara project is helping to identify potential climate issues around the world which may impact the global food supply.  UC Santa Barbara's Climate Hazards Center has researchers in Santa Barbara County and around the world gathering data which helps the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.  One of the big concerns right now is the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on the food supply. 

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.