1. One million of those children require treatment for severe acute malnutrition.

2. An acute shortage of cooking gas has also been making front page news the past few days.

3. The impact of consolidation can be particularly acute in certain markets.

4. Concern is acute in Maine, the most rural state and the one with the oldest average population.

5. To hear the locals tell it, the challenges are particularly acute for young Somali men.