What is happening now in Africa is likely to play out elsewhere as climate change continues.
By Andrew Freedman
Climate and Energy Reporter
Axios
By Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath
World Editor
Axios
A devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, which has now stretched across five straight failed rainy seasons, would not have occurred without human-caused climate change, a new study found.
Why it matters: According to a new scientific analysis, climate change sparked by human emissions are exacerbating the region’s arid conditions, as well as the suffering of tens of millions of people.
- The drought has created one world’s worst humanitarian crises. At least 36.4 million people in the Horn of Africa this year will need emergency assistance to survive, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Zoom in: The report was released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group, an international team of scientists specializing in teasing out climate change’s influence on high-impact extreme weather and climate events.
