Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report
by Fiona Harvey Environment editor from on (#6YCE5)
Water shortages hitting crops, energy and health as crisis gathers pace amid climate breakdown
Drought is pushing tens of millions of people to the edge of starvation around the world, in a foretaste of a global crisis that is rapidly deepening with climate breakdown.
More than 90 million people in eastern and southern Africa are facing extreme hunger after record-breaking drought across many areas, ensuing widespread crop failures and the death of livestock. In Somalia, a quarter of the population is now edging towards starvation, and at least a million people have been displaced.
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