"Perfect Storm" for World's Hungry

The executive director of the World Food Program calls it "a perfect storm" for the world's hungry.

The consequences could be dire: Not only starvation, which is bad enough, but political turmoil, violence, even war.

The price of food is at record or near-record highs, due to bad weather in some parts of the world and a weak dollar in the United States, which means less food per dollar of U.S. aid. And the need for food aid is not slackening.

In an extensive report today, the Los Angeles Times looks at the food price issue, and how it is affecting regions around the world:

• South Asia: High Costs Drive Political Change

• South America: Soaring Demand, Record Profits

• Western Europe: Prices Pinch, but Appetites Flourish

• South Africa: From Little to Almost Nothing

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