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Drought conditions threaten food security in South Africa

The hottest summer southern Africa has ever experienced brings with it drought and rising concerns over food security in the region, threatening some 27 million people. Scientists who study climate patterns say that this year is the hottest since the Earth’s temperature was first measured 150 years ago. The current weather patterns in the region can be attributed to a combination of this year’s “intense” El Niño event and rising climate change. El Niño events […]