The planet is warming, ice caps and glaciers are melting at astonishing rates, sea levels are rising, ocean currents are on the brink of collapse, droughts and floods are becoming more frequent and severe. climatechange environment
Recorded land-based surface temperature increases have been higher in Africa than the global average. The report noted that human-induced factors were the dominant driver of the higher-than-normal temperatures.
The report divided Africa into nine geographical regions: the Mediterranean region, West Africa, the Sahara including parts of the Sahel, north-eastern Africa, central Africa, south-eastern Africa, west Southern Africa, east Southern Africa, and Madagascar. The report predicts an average temperature increase of 1.5°C which would lead to further scarcity of fresh water in an already arid region. Average wind speeds are projected to increase all along the region, leading to more and increasingly severe bush fires.
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