India, Nov. 13 -- A new analysis published by the World Food Programme (WFP) projects that a one-degree Celsius rise in temperature leads to an additional 70 million people becoming food insecure across 45 countries.

The analysis looks at the link between local temperature change and food insecurity directly.

The model uses Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment data describing the prevalence of food insecurity - the proportion of a country's population that is classified as IPC 3 or greater, at the date the assessment. IPC 3 population refers to people experiencing crisis-level food insecurity.

The dataset includes 393 assessments over 45 countries between 2017 and 2025.

The analysis highlights how gradual glo...