Climate Shocks Accelerating as El Niño Threat Looms over Already Vulnerable Regions
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Global Diaspora NewsClimate shocks accelerating as El Niño threat looms over already vulnerable regions
Millions of people already facing hunger, displacement and economic hardship could soon face another major climate shock, as UN agencies warned on Thursday that extreme weather risks are intensifying across some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
Nairobi.- Extreme weather and climate events affected at least 13 million people and caused more than 3,000 deaths in Africa during 2025, reported on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which warned that the continent is “heating faster than the global average.” Floods were the most frequent disaster of the year and accounted for more than half of the extreme episodes recorded, the WMO said in the report “State of Climate in…
More than 3 thousand dead in a year - the WMO declared the devastating effects of climate change in AfricaIn 2025, extreme weather in Africa killed 3 thousand people. The continent is warming faster than the rest of the world, and glaciers have lost 90% of its area.
African glaciers have lost more than 90% of their surface since the end of the 19th century.
More than 3,000 people died and 13 million were affected due to extreme weather and climate events in 2025 on the African continent, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today.
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