Climate Change Amplifies Drought Crisis in Eastern Africa

Rising greenhouse gas emissions made the nearly 3-year drought in the Horn of Africa at least 100 times more likely, according to World Weather Attribution scientists. The drought has left some 4.35 million people in dire need of humanitarian aid, with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year. Climate change has made this drought exceptional, primarily due to the strong increase in evaporative demand caused by high temperatures. Despite initial predictions of a sixth failed rainy season, the region is now receiving some rain.