Residents were seen moving through floodwaters on a street in the town of Beledweyne, in Somalia on, Nov. 19, 2023. AP. Somalia’s federal government declared a state of emergency in October ...

First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia.

Drought and terrorism grip desolate Somalia 02:58. Nairobi, Kenya — A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Niño ...

The first is Somalia’s diaspora, which sends home about $2bn a year, a sizeable sum in a country with a GDP of only around $10bn. The second is foreign aid, which added up to about $3.6bn last year.

In the sun-scorched lands of Somalia, farmers and livestock keepers have grown accustomed to the extremes of climate. In 2022, for example, the country suffered the longest drought in 40 years.

Five years of climate change-induced drought causes starvation in Somalia 03:25. Baidoa, Somalia — Almost half of the 16 million people who live in Somalia are facing extreme hunger.More than a ...

According to the Climate Hazards Center, “crop harvests in Kenya, Somalia, and southern Ethiopia have been and will remain very poor, more than 9 million livestock have perished [and] water ...

Climate Change Made East Africa’s Drought 100 Times as Likely, Study Says The findings starkly show the misery that the burning of fossil fuels, mostly by rich countries, inflicts on societies ...

Since 1990, Somalia has experienced more than 30 climate-related hazards, including 12 droughts and 19 floods – triple the number of climate-related hazards experienced between 1970 and 1990.