El Nino not climate change driving southern Africa drought: study

Johannesburg (AFP) April 18, 2024

A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by the El Nino weather pattern - not climate change, scientists said on Thursday. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared a national disaster over the severe dry spell that started in January and has devastated the agricultural sector, decimating crops and pastures. Appealing for almost