Egypt Is Currently Covered In Locusts And It Is Horrifying And Awful

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1. Thirty million locusts have swarmed over Egypt. And only three weeks before Passover.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DRWw8BtZIV4.

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2. A locust storm usually passes through Egypt this time of year, but this one is exceptionally large.

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3. The massive, living cloud has descended upon Giza and Cairo. Egyptian officials say that, as of now, no major crop damage has been reported.

Source: statigr.am

4. In 2004, Egypt suffered extensive crop losses in more than half of their provinces as a result of a similarly large swarm.

Source: statigr.am

5. Though locust plague patterns can be unpredictable, Egyptian scientists expect this plague to soon be carried by strong winds towards the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia.

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6. While the writhing storm of bugs hasn’t done any real damage yet, as you can see from photos, it’s definitely enough to make your skin crawl.

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7. And unfortunately for Egypt, after comparing ancient records to modern trends, global warming may be the culprit behind increasingly large and destructive locust swarms.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Olh4pBbUFYg.

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