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An Agricultural Drought In East Africa Was Caused by Climate Change, Scientists Find

Inside Climate News · By Georgina Gustin · last updated
The drought has pushed millions of people into famine or famine-like conditions and killed millions of animals.

By Georgina Gustin

A group of scientists have concluded that a devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, where tens of millions of people and animals have been pushed into starvation, would not have happened without the influence of human-caused climate change.

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