Southern Africa: El Nino Driving Southern Africa Drought – Study
- April 19, 2024
- Environment & Climate
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[New Era] Johannesburg — 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 yesterday. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared a national disaster over the severe dry spell that started in January and has devastated the agricultural sector, decimating crops and pastures.
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