El Nino not climate change driving southern Africa drought: study
Thursday, 18 April 2024 Johannesburg (AFP) April 18, 2024
A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by the El Nino weather pattern - not climate change, scientists said on Thursday. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared a national disaster over the severe dry spell that started in January and has devastated the agricultural sector, decimating crops and pastures. Appealing for almost
Millions of people in Southern Africa are being pushed into hunger by an El Nino-driven dry spell. The weather phenomenon, which raises global temperatures, has caused erratic rainfall and unexpected pests that have devastated agricultural communities.
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Thursday, 18 April 2024
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