Droughts Push Millions to Starvation, Says UN-Backed Report

Europe's Heatwaves and Drought Are Demanding Urgent Global Climate Action - teleSUR English

The ‘new era of drought’ poses escalating threats to food security, ecosystems, and national economies. Extreme heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries. RELATED: Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village That Voted Against Climate Change Policies Scientists and international agencies warn that this crisis is part of a broader “new era of…

Droughts Worldwide Push Millions Towards Starvation

“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,” The Guardian reports. “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 t…

Earth has seen some of its worst droughts ever recorded in last two years, report finds

Over the past two years, Earth has endured some of the most widespread and destructive droughts ever recorded, according to a new analysis by the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center and the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification. Mark Svoboda, director and professor at the center, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Droughts push millions to starvation, says UN-backed report

New report, yesterday, raised concerns that droughts, fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water,