Between 1980 and 2010, global consumption of dry natural gas rose from 53 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) to 113 Tcf. Although consumption in North America saw the slowest regional growth in percentage terms (29%) from 1980 to 2010, the region accounted for more than 25% of the world's natural gas consumption during all years in the period. The Middle East had the highest growth rate, increasing more than ten-fold from 1.3 Tcf in 1980 to 13.2 Tcf in 2010.
The "Camp David Accords" was orchestrated by the Carter Administration in order to attempt to "e<span>nd the era of hostility between Israel and Egypt."</span>
It would be the "Western Ghats" that prevents moisture from the summer monsoon winds from reaching the interior of the subcontinent, since its positioning is such that any excess winds are diverted.
