'Concerning': Earth is 'dimming' because of climate change, research suggestsĬlimate change in the US: As climate change deepens, Lake Mead and Lake Powell continue drying up The 'Last ice': A giant hole was discovered in an area north of Canada known as the 'Last Ice' Worldwide, 12% of recent displacement of human population occurred in East Africa, resulting in over one million displacements. In addition, sea levels rose up to 4.1 millimeters a year along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts.Ī drought or flood can result in food insecurity increasing by 5-20% in certain sub-Saharan African populations. Temperatures in the past 30 years also increased faster than the global average, with 2020 being one of the continent's hottest years on record. In addition, droughts and dry conditions prevailed in northwest and southeastern parts of Africa, so much so that the country of Madagascar is experiencing a humanitarian crisis.
Over 15 countries reported deaths or significant displacement of populations due to excessive flooding. Petteri Taalas, secretary-general for the WMO, said in a statement the eventual loss of the glaciers, "signals the threat of imminent and irreversible change to the Earth system."ĭeglaciation is just one of many climate issues facing the continent, the report shows. The glaciers on top of the mountain is one of three expecting to disappear in the next two decades. 17, 2012 file photo, A herd of adult and baby elephants walks in the dawn light in 2012 as the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, sits topped with snow in the background, seen from Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya. Mount Kenya is on pace to deglaciate by 2030, which would make it "one of the first entire mountain ranges to lose glaciers due to human-induced climate change," according to the report.
If they continue to do so, they will be completely gone by the 2040s, the report says.
However, the glaciers on the mountains are receding higher than the global average. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, is one of the most popular climbs in the world. The three mountain glaciers remaining - Mount Kenya in Kenya, the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda and the famous Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania - aren't big enough to provide water resources, but have become tourist attractions. 31, the World Meteorological Organization released a report on the state of Africa's climate in 2020, detailing how much the continent's estimated 1.3 billion people will be affected in the coming years. The last three mountain glaciers in Africa are receding so much that they may disappear in the next 20 years, according to a recent United Nations report that outlines the many issues facing the continent due to global warming.Īhead of the United Nations' climate change conference on Oct.
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