The blight began to infect the crop across much of western and northern Europe in the summer of 1845. In the Netherlands, about sixty thousand people died in the consequent famine—a terrible ...

Researchers are using written documents from over 500 years ago to better understand an intense period of extreme heat and drought, famine and disease that plagued Transylvania during Europe’s ...

Mount Asamayama’s volcanic eruption in the early 12th century may have contributed to extreme weather that triggered severe famine in Europe, a new study suggests. A Swiss research team came to ...

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors drought, crop production, food prices and other indicators in order to forecast food insecurity in more than 30 countries. Funded by ...