Climate shocks bring devastating drought to southern Africa's doorstep
Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have now declared national disasters as a result of the El Nino-induced drought.
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Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have now declared national disasters as a result of the El Nino-induced drought.
Scientists have played down the role of climate change in the Southern African drought, raising questions over what defines a climate victim
Southern Africa is on the brink of a devastating hunger crisis as a relentless drought tightens its grip. El Niño has led to searing heat that led to massive crop failure causing water sources to dry up. As a result, millions of people in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia have been driven towards starvation.
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