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East Africa drought threatens millions with starvation: Aid group

The Horn of Africa and East Africa are experiencing the longest droughts in 40 years. Millions of people are at risk of starvation. Together with high prices, the conditions are limiting farmers’ efforts to grow crops, raise livestock and buy food. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Turkana in northwest Kenya. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook…

Millions go hungry in Somalia’s worst drought crisis for decades – BBC News

The UN children’s agency UNICEF is warning that Somalia could suffer rates of infant deaths unseen for half a century. The country is suffering its worst drought for 40 years, with climate change and conflict creating severe food shortages. Many children are already dying and the situation is getting worse. Less than half the emergency appeal funds needed to help them has been donated. Sophie…

Somalia on brink of catastrophic famine after worst drought in decades – BBC News

Hundreds of thousands of people are facing hunger and the threat of starvation in Somalia, due to drought, crop failure and decades of conflict. It’s one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, with many blaming the drought on climate change. The situation is made worse by the conflict with Al Shabab, Islamist insurgents who pose a threat in much of the country and prevent…

‘On the front line’ of climate crisis: Pakistan reeling from floods after severe drought

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube An unprecedented monsoon in Pakistan has followed extreme heat that started gripping parts of the nation in June 2022. Weather experts have linked climate change to the conditions, which have triggered deadly and damaging flooding across the South Asian country. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/…

China faces severe drought amid a record-breaking heatwave – BBC News

Large parts of the world’s second largest economy face a severe drought amid a record-breaking heatwave. Major manufacturers in the Sichuan province told the BBC they had been hit by power cuts. Meanwhile, an iconic skyline in the Chinese city of Shanghai – called The Bund – is not being lit for two nights to save power, officials say. China issued its first national drought…

Electricity and drought killing white storks – BBC News

The number of white storks is falling in many countries. The extreme heat this summer is just the latest of many hazards they face – in Europe, in Africa, and on the long migration routes in between. Nick Thorpe sent this report from Hungary, on a sudden spike in stork deaths there. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews

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