Weird History
Timeline Of The Irish Potato Famine
No one will deny that Ireland has had its share of hard times. From adverse policies implemented by Britain to inequality abroad, the Irish have weathered countless struggles and horrors. Despite their often tragic history, the Irish...
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Fungal Diseases
Imagine a world without bananas! It’s a real possibility… a fungal disease is attacking and killing banana trees, and as yet we haven’t found a cure.
Weird History
Would You Survive Living In a Different Era?
Ever wonder how you'd fare in a different time period? Today, we're exploring the most lethal dangers people from around the world faced from 14th century Florence to 1st century ancient Rome.
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Desperate need for food aid growing in Gaza
Multiple countries are already parachuting food aid crates into the Gaza Strip, as the food situation there is deteriorating fast.
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Homeless holding a cardboard written hope
Homeless man holding a cardboard written hope. XDCAM 1920 x 1080p. More in portfolio.
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Rwandan refugees dying of cholera and dehydration
Thousands of Rwandan refugees dying from cholera and dehydration in Zaire / US soldiers arriving to assess the humanitarian aid needed / refugee camp / dead body of child / Close shot of child crying, tears pouring down his face, one of...
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Locust threaten food sources of Algerian tribes
/ thousands of locust crawling across the desert landscape of Algeria / local tribesmen using flat ended tools try to squish the plague of insects / thousands of flying locust in a cloudless sky / locust devouring a tree / CU locust /...
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Truman addresses Europe's food crisis
President Truman, UNRRA Chief Fiorello LaGuardia, and Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson confer on Europe's food crisis / Truman asks Americans to 'eat less' and 'save bread' to help fight starvation abroad / sacks of UNRRA food...
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Dead Corn Field Zoom HD
Drought conditions threaten U.S. corn crop, which is a household staple, livestock feed and used in the production of Ethanol. HD 1080
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CLEAN : FILE: Famine in South Sudan
File images of people receiving aid in South Sudan, which marks a decade of independence on July 9 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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SYND 6 7 78 DROUGHT ADVANCE OF THE SAHARA DESERT
The Sahara Desert is growing at the rate of a quarter of a million acres a year. Successive droughts mean the desert sands are engulfing previously arable land to the south, mainly in Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan.One...
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Locusts darken the sky and ravage crops.
Locusts darken the sky and ravage crops.
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Thailand - Food Aid For North Korea
A World Food Programme rice donation, to alleviate food shortages in North Korea, is being shipped from the Thai capital, Bangkok, to Nampoh in North Korea. The journey will take ten days. The freighter, the 'Chengda', is carrying 5,635...
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CAN961 BIHAR DROUGHT AND FAMINE, SCENES OF IRRIGATION BUILDING AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Bihar is stricken with drought, government officials ration food to malnourished and starving villagers.
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1. ws huts
2. ms labourers at site of dried up paddy field
3. vs labourers digging and removing dirt to...
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A crowd of people push and reach for food during a famine in China.
A crowd of people push and reach for food during a famine in China.
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SYND 7 11 74 PEOPLE QUEUEING FOR FOOD AT A FAMINE RELIEF CAMP IN RANGPUR
Bangladesh people queueing for food handouts at a relief camp in Rangpur.
1. ms kitchen sign
2. top shot, people queueing
3. ms man organises queue
4. mcu line of gruel bowls
5. mcu pots of gruel
6. gv gruel dished out
7. various...
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Cheerful Rural Indian mother with her infant child
Cheerful Rural Indian mother with her infant child