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Next Africa: Demanding Payback For Climate Disasters

Bloomberg · Antony Sguazzin · last updated

At least 37 million people are facing acute hunger in the Horn of Africa this year following the worst drought in four decades. 

Floods in Senegal and Chad have slashed agricultural production and torrential rains in the South African city of Durban killed more than 400 people. 

These are just some of the effects of climate change on a continent that’s produced just 0.55% of the historical carbon emissions that are causing global warming, almost all of which has came from the rich world’s industries. 

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