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World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause

  • Written by Jessica Eise, Ross Fellow in the Brian Lamb School of Communication Doctoral Program, Purdue University
A man walks through a greenhouse in northeastern Uganda where sustainable agriculture techniques such as drought-resistant crops and tree planting are taught, Oct. 19, 2017. AP Photo/Adelle Kalakouti

World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual food security report. The total number of people...

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