Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes [1]
"A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees."
"Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2 million people in Somalia fled their homes, finding refuge elsewhere within their country.
Some said they left because of violent conflict. Even more said they left because of drought.
“We know that Somalia experienced a severe drought since 2016,” says Lisa Thalheimer of Oxford University.
To better understand how hot, dry conditions contributed to internal displacement, she analyzed roughly three years of weather data."
Yale Climate Connections had the story October 23, 2023. [2]
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Source: Yale Climate Connections [2], 10/24/2023