Jun 12, 2009

Rats and Bamboo: A strange and devastating natural disaster

Mautam:

Every half-century, Melocanna bamboo blooms. Over-nourished on the seeds, rat populations explode, overrunning staple crops.

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    Category: Miscellanea

    3 Responses

    1. 1
      kendra says:
      June 12, 2009 at 12:19 pm

      I saw this on the documentary channel not long ago!

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    2. 2
      Bebemiqui says:
      June 13, 2009 at 8:31 am

      Wow, things like this always amaze me…so far removed from our thought process in the States.

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    3. 3
      James says:
      June 15, 2009 at 8:15 am

      Heard this on NPR this morning. Coincidence?

      http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105393856

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