Ten years that shook, rattled, rolled and helped repair the world

Everyone expected resource wars as scarce petroleum and water supplies led nations and communities to battle over their access. That didn

From that point onward, the price of food became directly linked to the price of energy. The two have followed one another up and down since, with huge repercussions. The global food riots of 2008, the first events of their kind in three decades, were a direct effect: The rapid rise in the price of grains hit the dinner plates of a billion people.

That did not last long, but it has drawn attention to food-supply problems that plague the world.