### id253461315 lower population densities are more sustainable > **Foragers live at lower population densities.** Even if locusts have stripped an area of most plants, foragers are much more likely to be able to find enough food to avoid starvation than farming peoples, due to their lower population density. (This is also the case if severe drought or flood has reduced the amount of available food.) Events such as locust swarms, drought, and flood can result in starvation for foragers, but their death rates will usually be lower than those of traditional farming peoples in similar circumstances. - [[how hunter-gatherer communities deal with locusts#id253461315 lower population densities are more sustainable|View in Vault]]