The Great Chinese Famine (Chinese: 三年大饥荒; lit. 'three years of great famine') was a period between 1959 and 1961 in the history of the People's Republic of China (PRC) characterized by widespread famine. Some scholars have also included the years 1958 or 1962. It is widely regarded as the deadliest famine and one of the greatest man-made disasters in human …

La famine est une situation dans laquelle la population d'une zone géographique donnée, ou seulement une partie de cette population, manque de nourriture.L'état de sous-alimentation est atteint à moins de 1 200 kilocalories par jour et par personne, la moyenne normale est de 1 600 (enfant) à 2 900 kcal (adolescent). Cet état peut provoquer la mort.

The Great Famine of 1876–1878 was a famine in India under Crown rule.It began in 1876 after an intense drought resulted in crop failure in the Deccan Plateau. It affected south and Southwestern India—the British-administered presidencies of Madras and Bombay, and the princely states of Mysore and Hyderabad—for a period of two years. In 1877, famine came to affect regions …

The Great Famine of 1315–1317 (occasionally dated 1315–1322) was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck Europe early in the 14th century. Most of Europe (extending east to Russia and south to Italy) was affected. The famine caused many deaths over an extended number of years and marked a clear end to the period of growth and prosperity from the 11th to the 13th …

The Soviet famine of 1946–1947 was a major famine in the Soviet Union that lasted from mid-1946 to the winter of 1947 to 1948.. The estimates of victim numbers vary, ranging from several hundred thousand to 2 million.: xv Recent estimates from historian Cormac Ó Gráda, show that 900,000 perished during the famine. Regions that were especially affected included the …

A large-scale, drought-induced famine occurred in Africa's Sahel region and many parts of the neighbouring Sénégal River Area from February to August 2010. It is one of many famines to have hit the region in recent times. The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition between the Sahara desert in the north of Africa and the Sudanian savannas in the south, …

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are figures in the Christian scriptures, first appearing in Revelation, an apocalypse written by John of Patmos.. Revelation 6 tells of a book or scroll in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals.The Lamb of God/Lion of Judah opens the first four of the seven seals, which summons four beings that ride out on white, red, black, and pale …

Various agencies and governments have pledged help to Madagascar to combat the edging famine and food crisis. The Malagasy government pledged aid with the support of the United Nations and WFP, with the aim of helping 1.14 million Malagasy people on the edge of starvation. Leaders of the G20 group also discussed the situation and pledged to do more to help the …

飢饉（ききん、英: famine ）とは、何らかの要因によりその集落に住む住人が飢餓状態に陥ることを指す。 狭義においては、一地域における死亡率を急激に上げるような極端な食料不足の事態を指すことが多い。 「饑饉」と書くこともあり「饑」は穀物が稔らないこと、「饉」は蔬菜（野 …

Ballinasloe Famine Remembrance Park, Cleaghmore, County Galway; Ballingarry: Famine Warhouse 1848.Widow McCormack's house, the site of the 1848 rebellion, has now been converted into a museum. Clones, County Monaghan Famine Graveyard, Clones will host the National Famine Commemoration for 2011 with President Mary McAleese and other …