Yet again we’re told that the population of Somalia is threatened by drought and starvation. Almost seven million of the east African nation’s population of 17 million are facing acute food shortages. And some 1.8 million children are thought to be at risk of malnutrition, according to the United Nations. It has been reported that six Somali children have written an open letter to world leaders calling for action on climate change to end the drought ravaging their country.
I don’t mean to be hard-hearted, but as long as I can remember there have been droughts and food crises in Somalia.
So let’s briefly check whether the latest drought actually has been caused by anthropogenic global warming or climate change or the climate crisis or whatever it’s called this month.
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