Billions of Locusts Hitting Africa in Second Wave of Plague, Fueled by Higher-Than-Normal Rainfall
At a Glance Heavy rainfall has made for perfect breeding conditions.A single area of just under half a square mile can hold between 40 and 80 million locusts.The coronavirus pandemic is complicating efforts to fight the plague. A second wave of locusts fueled by rains that made for prime breeding grounds is swarming into parts of Africa, bringing billions more of the voracious insects to some regions already plagued by the of locusts in 70 years. "The current situation in...