The Bacon Hoax & the Next REAL Food Shortage

Hank Green discusses the 2012 bacon shortage hoax, explaining it was a misunderstanding linked to drought-induced pork price increases. The drought affected corn crops, a primary pig feed, leading to higher pork prices but no shortage. He also highlights the real issue of tuna shortages due to overfishing, with significant declines in tuna populations, particularly bluefin and albacore, over the past 50 years.

What was the main cause of the Great Bacon Shortage of 2012?

What was the reaction of the Internet to the announcement of a pork shortage?

How did the drought in Europe and the US affect pork prices?

What are the implications of overfishing on tuna populations?

What did the study of US biologists reveal about fisheries in the open ocean?