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This article is concerned with world hunger and what can be done to rectify it. World hunger is, in fact, a problem with scarcity. The human race does not have enough resources to feed every individual. Ergo, food is involuntarily rationed in poorer countries. The article discusses what can and should be done to solve this problem, especially in Africa.

I liked the article it is really interesting because the scarcity of food is a problem and rapidly increase from day to day. Also your explanation of the article is clear and easy to understand and you gave the important points in the article. In my opinion, food scarcity is the worst problem in the world rather than oil scarcity or other resources because food is nutrition it s the only thing that keep people physically strong and especially for countries that are struggling with scarcity and starvation needs to be helped by strong countries and governments.

This article is interesting because it outlines how the scarcity of water affects all of us

This article looks at two conflicting viewpoints on why there is a fuel scarcity. The Group General manager of the NNPC (a nigerian petroleum company) said that "We have sufficient products, but we are having distribution challenges in getting the product to other states and to the final destination of selling." Another company, NUPENG attributed the scarcity of fuel to the lack of resources. It has also been confirmed that Nigeria can't import fuel due to huge government debt.

Newly harvested beans in Lagos are being destroyed by floods and bombs. This has led to an increase in the prices of beans, almost reaching a 300% hike. This scarcity has forced the public to look for other sources of food such as rice and plantain.

This article examines the impact of scarcity on not only farmers but also the sellers of the bean. Due to the unfortunate drought, the been has become a scarce resource which lead to the hike in price. Farmers are finding it hard to grow this bean and meet the demand. the consumer is looking for alternatives such as rice and plantain however the seller seems to be the most affected. He had to "beg" and is now facing financial difficulties as he relied on the sale of the beans

As you all know water is a necessity for us to survive in this planet, but sadly it is available to everyone as freely as it is to some people. According to the United Nations, by the year 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries with absolute water scarcity.

I quite interested in the article because water scarcity is one of the most serious problem around the world. Scarcity is increasing rapidly form day to day and it will destroy the world if it keeps going. So Your explanation of article is short and very clear it is like a brief summary in 2 sentences.

Recent data published in a report shows how increasing climate change over the next several years will affect the melting of glaciers in the Himilayas. It is estimated that, at the current rate of change, by the year 2035 the glaciers will have disappeared entirely. This could worsen an already serious problem of water scarcity in the area, where a lack of drinking water and the means necessary to distribute what little water is present cannot meet the demands of local inhabitants; over 1.5 billion of them.

I think people understand the issue of glaciers, but they don't understand how important it is to act. People don't often think of glaciers as a source of water, but melting glaciers really does affect the amount of potential drinking water especially for inhabitants around the Himilayas.

I agree with Landon. Everyone acknowledges that melting glaciers are a big problem, but no one fully understands what the potential consequences are. For me, it's hard to take action because the problem seems so far away.

This article is about the scarcity of gasoline. Since oil is a scarce resource, we are trying to find ways to optimize our use of it. 

This website is very interesting on not just a world scale, because most people have already heard of the food problems in the world, but as well on a local scale. Meaning the article talks about how the average human is contributing to this growing problem.

This article does a really good job at capturing the chain effect of changes in the world. An example is how they talk about how water shortage affects food shortages. People tend to overlook how much one disaster can cause many others.

I agree full heartedly with what Landon has said, as well as what you have said Miro, in regards to the chain affect of changes as well as the fact that understanding problems on a local scale is important. I know that we in Indiana have really been hit hard by drought this year, and we have seen first-hand how the lack of rainfall hurts everyone. The chain reaction of sorts begins with the farmers, who had a horrible growing season in Indy this year, and thus they passed on the cost to the consumer. We are having to pay noticeably more for all grown products this year, and it really is a testament to the harsh reality that is the chain affect that Landon mentioned, as well as a wake up call to all of us here that economic problems exist everywhere, and just because we live in a well developed place doesn't mean we are safe from them.

Something as common as a soft drink has become scarce in Malawi. The article informs how retailers have had to raise the price on soft drinks and how the society is struggling about it.

Thousands Protest: This sub article talks about the high demand of water, these farmers are so poor and the only wealth they have is the water from these river streams which help them grow crops. With plans to build new coal power plants, these farmers are fearing the scarcity of water.

This article talks about the agricultural decline in Uganda. Uganda's economy's backbone is their agricultural sector, but the production has gone downhill for multiple reasons. The rise in population is a major reason. Since they gained their independence, Uganda has gone from 6 million to 35 million and farmers are unable to keep up with the rise. A big reason why they aren't able to keep up is because the youth is more interested in non-agricultural jobs. This makes food more scarce and due to Uganda's heavy reliance on agriculture, the economy has descended continuously. 

Do you think that there is a solution to this problem? To me, the agricultural decline in Uganda seems unlikely to resolve. The land available for farming is not enough for the growing population, not to mention the lack of future farmers.

This article talks about the rising tensions in the middle east and its effect on the price of oil in the world. As the middle east supplies most of the world with oil, the recent demonstrations in Libya and Egypt, and the sanctions on Iran are causing oil prices to rise. The threat of higher prices due to the fact that only a few countries control the limited oil supply in the world is causing increased pressure on the United States to release their oil supplies.

I like how you identified that all of this forces the U.S. to consider releasing their oil supplies. Some problems with this are that it is currently not possible to do so in the areas where oil is most abundant. After the B.P. oil spill, the current administration put a time ban on all off-shore drilling and new construction. If this ban were to be lifted, companies like B.P., Shell, and Marathon would begin constructing new refinement plants and drilling facilities immediately, which would significantly reduce the price of oil at home. When some people here this, their inclination is to say "the government has good reason to do this, look at what happened in the gulf, it is better to ere on the side of caution," but the sad thing is, these companies have put forth revised safety plans as well as contingency plans that have all been approved, but legally, they can do nothing. The companies own the land / water as well, which in my mind makes the fact that they are prohibited to build on land that they own that has never been part of a reserve or park seem a tad bit anti-constitutional, but until the piece of legislation is overturned, prices will continue to rise.

This articles are about fuel scarcity.

The article is all about scarcity which is one of the most important problem around the world nowadays. Because of global warning the water resources are less than the previous years if you compare them. Nothing is infinite in the world, all resources are scarce and everybody should take precautions to prevent the rise. The UN is arraying meetings to debate and find ways to save us and our world.

Water is something that is taken for granted in everyday life. This article informs us that water is becoming very scarce every single day because we are overusing water.

This article talks about the Oil equilibrium and it relates it to supply, demand, opportunity cost and other external factors that affect the equilibrium. It talks about Europe's demand is "dead" and it points out the fact that they are looking at alternatives than fuel. it talks of how the demand for oil is decreasing as alternate ways are being used to generate heat and power but oil is still vital as a source of fuel. Only 2% of global fuel liquid supply is comprised of biofuels and the rest relies on oil. other factors discussed include geopolitics.

This article talks about how increased grain prices will affect well-developed countries where the price elasticity of meat and corn is low.

This article is interesting because it is quite important in terms of the impact it could have on the U.S. India is one of very few countries near the Middle East that is "stable" at the moment, and the U.S. as a country imports quite a bit of its oil from the Middle East. This is very closely related to what we have been studying this week, in that when something is scarce, or demand is high, prices elevate. Not only is it a good decision on India's part to raise prices because it will help their own national fiscal rating, but it will also take advantage of the fact that many countries will begin turning to them as a primary source of oil / diesel until the situations in the arab spring are resolved. India is doing a smart thing fiscally, while capitalizing on unrest in the arab spring and maximizing their profit during this time of high interest in the good that they have to offer.

The article mentions that in NEW DEHILI water is scarce. As a result Shaward Pawar , the agricultre minister has created new regulations to conserve water.