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U.N. Warns, 1 in 4 Children Could Face, Water Shortages by 2040.
A report by the United Nations warns that the risk
of drought has increased by 29% in the last 20 years
and will only be worsened by the ongoing climate crisis.
A report by the United Nations warns that the risk
of drought has increased by 29% in the last 20 years
and will only be worsened by the ongoing climate crisis.
'The Independent' reports that the warning
was issued by the U.N. Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
According to the report, while droughts present a global
problem, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Eastern
Europe and Latin America are particularly vulnerable.
According to the report, while droughts present a global
problem, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Eastern
Europe and Latin America are particularly vulnerable.
The report warns that the climate crisis
will lead to more people facing
water shortages around the world.
By 2040, an estimated one in four
children could face water insecurity. .
According to the UNCCD, efforts
to reduce projected warming and protect
land could mitigate these growing risks.
Barron Orr, lead scientist at UNCCD, said the report , "unambiguously tells the world:
everybody’s problem is drought.".
'The Independent' reports that droughts
directly impact human health and
the systems that society relies upon. .
Water shortages also carry
significant repercussions for
food production and economies. .
Water shortages also carry
significant repercussions for
food production and economies. .
According to the UNCCD report, drought
and other climate impacts threaten to displace
hundreds of millions of people by 2050.
The group stressed the urgent need
to coordinate and cooperate globally
in order to prepare for drought.
We cannot wait for
a disaster or a drought to happen.
We need to be prepared for drought, Daniel Tsegai, UNCCD officer, via 'The Independent'
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The number and duration of droughts has risen 29% globally since 2000 and the effect of severe droughts is estimated to have reduced India’s gross domestic.. IndiaTimes
Forecasters Warn , Earth May Hit Critical
Warming Threshold , Before 2026.
'Time' reports that the Earth is inching closer
to a warming threshold that multiple international
agreements are aimed at preventing.
According to teams of meteorologists around the world,
there is almost a 50-50 chance that the planet will
reach that threshold within the next five years. .
The warning prediction was issued on May 9 by a
team of 11 different forecast centers working with
the World Meteorological Organization.
'Time' reports that just last year, the same
forecasters said that the odds of hitting
the temperature threshold were at 40%. .
Ten years earlier, they said
the odds were just at 10%. .
In this year's report, the team also predicted
that there is a 93% chance the planet will
experience five years of record-breaking heat. .
We’re going to see continued warming in line with what is expected with climate change, Leon Hermanson, U.K. Met Office senior scientist, via 'Time'.
We’re going to see continued warming in line with what is expected with climate change, Leon Hermanson, U.K. Met Office senior scientist, via 'Time'.
The world has already
warmed approximately
1.1 degrees Celsius since the late 1800s. .
In 2018, the United Nations
warned of dramatic and dangerous effects on
the world if warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius.
In 2018, the United Nations
warned of dramatic and dangerous effects on
the world if warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Regardless of what is predicted here,
we are very likely to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next decade or so,
but it doesn’t necessarily mean that we
are committed to this in the long term —
or that working to reduce further
change is not worthwhile, Gavin Schmidt, NASA top climate scientist, via 'Time'.
Regardless of what is predicted here,
we are very likely to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next decade or so,
but it doesn’t necessarily mean that we
are committed to this in the long term —
or that working to reduce further
change is not worthwhile, Gavin Schmidt, NASA top climate scientist, via 'Time'
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