Climate Change | Africa Faces Major Climate Crisis

From disruptive floods to severe drought,

climate change is an ever increasing

threat to Africa. in particular according

to a report by the United Nations body,

the volume of water in Africa’s major

rivers has decreased rapidly since 2021.

according to the state of global Water

Resources ,the water discharge in the

rivers in Niger, Volta, Nile and Congo was

less than the average calculated between

the years 2002 and 2020. however since

2002 ,the water storage levels in these

river basins also known as terrestrial

water storage ,or tws has decreased. the

Congo and the Nile River Basin showed

the most Improvement.

according to the report by state of

global Water Resources, tws decreased in

all continents except Africa between

2002 and 2021.

however ,the trend in other parts of the

continent May indicate a different

direction.

the increase in water levels does not

board well for the continent. during the

Kenyan floods in 2020 at least 800 000

people were displaced . eventually leading

to the diversion of flooded water into

Lake Victoria .which is also Africa’s

largest lake.

according to Trends reveals by revealed

by the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration of the U.S, the Victoria

Lake reached its highest level in

decades in June of 2021. resulting in

long-term intense rainfall.

this year Horn of Africa

suffered the most severe droughts at

least 23 million people in the Somali

Capital .rather the peninsula suffered

acute food shortages leaving millions of

residents displaced.

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