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A study finds that severe drought plaguing parts of Somalia since 2022 has killed at least 71,000 people beyond the number ...

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Among the poor, such varieties may limit catastrophic losses and help households recover from drought and famine. Many proponents also argue that the higher economic security afforded by drought ...

Climate change has triggered a series of extraordinary challenges, including extended droughts, wildfires, and melting polar ...

Yet each night, about one in every 11 people go to bed on an empty stomach. That's not right. Conflict, climate change, and bad policy all play a role in creating the right conditions for hunger and ...

This makes food production difficult. Many of these countries, like Burkina Faso for example, are prone to drought and famine. Some of the poorest least developed countries are in the Sahel zone ...

The IRC is predicting imminent famine in Somalia, Yemen and northeastern Nigeria. Kenya and Ethiopia are also grappling with severe drought and hunger, even as they struggle to host hundreds of ...

Famine occurs when a country has such a severe ... The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said drought and crop failures caused by extreme weather events as a result of climate change were ...

Drought in Somalia, dead livestock. The last famine in Somalia was during 2011-2012. More than 250,000 people died, half of whom passed away before the famine was officially declared. Wilton ...