Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa

adminMay 22, 2024September 20, 202404 mins

The droughts have destroyed harvests in areas where 70 per cent of the population depends on agriculture for survival. Executive Director McCain said what she has seen has been both alarming and heartbreaking. “I met farmers who usually grow enough to feed their families and communities. This year they harvested nothing. Now imagine a similar…

Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean

adminMay 8, 2024September 20, 202407 mins

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) attributed the temperatures to a “double whammy” of El Niño and long-term climate change, leading to droughts and wildfires, combined with extreme rainfall and hurricanes. “Unfortunately, 2023 was a year of record climatic hazards in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said the agency’s head, Celeste Saulo. “El Niño conditions during…