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Responsible for improving global nutrition and food security is warning the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger across several african nations. we can talk to doctor zitouni 0uld—dada, deputy director of the office of climate change, biodiversity and environment at the food and agriculture organization. it is a really stark warning. yes. it is a really stark warning. yes, it is indeed. _ it is a really stark warning. yes, it is indeed. and _ it is a really stark warning. yes, it ...

Frustrated- i— ignored. yes, i mean, i am beyond frustrated. i havent _ ignored. yes, i mean, i am beyond frustrated. i havent been - ignored. yes, i mean, i am beyond frustrated. i havent been shy - ignored. yes, i mean, i am beyond frustrated. i havent been shy to i frustrated. i havent been shy to say that i am actually terrified and i think that anyone who fully grasps the situation and the science and the situation and the science and the projections and the nature of trends and the way t...

And which lead so often to this. in a nearby hospital, this two—year—old looks like a burn victim. in fact, her body is reacting, painfully, to prolonged starvation. as on our visit last month, the ward here is still full of such cases. does it feel to you like the world is paying attention now to somalia? now we can say that the attention of the international community is on somalia, especially the droughts here. so, you are getting more aid because of that? we are not getting enough, but w...

We will not make it. but thats not to say that if countries stepped up and did more, we couldnt make it. getting countries to step up, though, is, of course, whats proving difficult. butjohn kerry has a broader point — that this isnt 1.5 or bust, that every tenth of a degree matters. and that was backed up by a major un report on the difference between global warming of 1.5 and of 2 degrees. it says 99% of coral reefs, for example, would be wiped out at 2 degrees of warming. 0r theres global s...

Are now struggling. they have suspected measles. perhaps pneumonia, too. the illnesses that seem to feast on hunger. and which lead so often to this. in a nearby hospital, this two—year—old looks like a burn victim. in fact, her body is reacting, painfully, to prolonged starvation. as on our visit last month, the ward here is still full of such cases. does it feel to you like the world is paying attention now to somalia? now we can say that the attention of the international community is on ...

Different forms of extreme weather conditions in developing nations, like the floods in nigeria, the floods in pakistan, droughts in africa, many africans suffering famine, because of climate change. even this country, in egypt, that is hosting the cop, the agricultural sector has been suffering over the past few years because of the sharp rise in temperatures. we have been talking to farmers over the past weeks, and they have been hit really hard because the crops were damaged as a result of th...

Degrees warmer than pre—industrial levels, and thats already impacting our weather with more heatwaves, more droughts, more floods. and at this weeks climate conference in egypt, the un secretary general, put it this way. the 1.5—degree goal is on life support and the machines are rattling. we are getting dangerously close to the point of no return. these are difficult messages to hear, but thats not to say theres no good news about climate action. to understand this better, we got in touch ...

QUESADA, Spain (AP) — An extremely hot, dry summer that shrank reservoirs and sparked forest fires is now threatening the heartiest of Spain's staple crops: the olives that make the European country the world's leading producer and exporter of the tiny green fruits that are pressed into golden oil.

For example, would be wiped out at 2 degrees of warming. 0r theres global sea levels — theyd rise by about ten centimetres more at 2 degrees. and keeping to 1.5 means that 10 million fewer people would be exposed to the risks of flooding. and to be clear, this isnt just about the future — right now, the world is over 1.1 degrees warmer than pre—industrial levels, and thats already impacting our weather with more heatwaves, more droughts, more floods. and at this weeks climate conference in...

BATABANO, Cuba (AP) — Yordán Díaz Gonzales pulled weeds from his fields with a tractor until Cubas summer rainy season turned them into foot-deep red mud.