Southern Africa faces worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, UN says
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El Niño led to below-average rainfall across the region, while its impact has been exacerbated by warming temperatures linked to climate change.
Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades, the United Nations food agency said Tuesday.