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In the United States , for instance , some believe that the upswing in mergers since the mid - to late-1980s , the proliferation of Wal-Marts and other large retail outlets , the development of Silicon Valley , and the recent upsurge in biotechnology research applications have all increased the economy 's rate of technological progress through the process of " creative destruction . I expect , however , that the ban on hunting has invoked the law of unintended consequences and will lead to a huge upsurge in interest in the sport . Much of the population relied on food assistance prior to the upsurge in conflict and the absence of any form of assistance for more than three months substantially increases the likelihood that the nutrition situation has deteriorated considerably.Bay and BakoolThe prospects for the upcoming harvest are mixed with some areas of Bay receiving adequate rains whilst areas of Bakool have been affected by poor rainfall . A massive upsurge in pressure from the grassroots is needed to change the policies that are destroying rivers , and are entrenching the dead grip of poverty and environmental destruction upon our planet . Key features of the crisis have been the failure of water and pasture sources and the upsurge in conflict that has constrained the already overburdened coping mechanisms and prevented humanitarian access to those in need . He added that in the 1960s , due to an upsurge in heroin use , researchers started working with the medication methadone to treat opiate addiction .