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Agric. & Environment
Climate change threatens more than 100 mn people in Africa: UN
WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said that last year Africa saw temperatures continue to increase, "accelerating sea-level rise", as well as extreme weather events like floods, landslides and droughts, all indicators of climate change.
By 2030, it is estimated that up to 118 million extremely poor people will be exposed to drought, floods and extreme heat in Africa (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
More than 100 million extremely poor people in Africa are threatened by accelerating climate change that could also melt away the continent's few glaciers within two decades, a UN report