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El Nino not climate change driving southern Africa drought: Study
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on 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. Earlier this month, aid agency Oxfam said more than 20 million people faced hunger and malnutrition across southern Africa because of the drought.
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Published on April 18, 2024 - 02:19
Millions face hunger in Southern Africa as El Nino devastates crops
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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