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  2. 2011 East Africa drought - Wikipedia

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    2011 East Africa drought. Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net) food security projection for East Africa at the height of the drought (July–Sept 2011). Occurring between July 2011 and mid-2012, a severe drought affected the entire East African region. [7] Said to be "the worst in 60 years", [8] the drought caused a severe food ...

  3. Horn of Africa drought (2020–present) - Wikipedia

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    Theory. severe drought, irregular rainfall. The 2020–present Horn of Africa drought is an ongoing drought that hit the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, [3][4] with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022. [5][6] As of 2023, the region is now in its 5th ...

  4. Famine in northern Ethiopia (2020–present) - Wikipedia

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    The 2020–present Horn of Africa drought is an ongoing drought that hit the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, [30][31] with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022. [32][33] As of 2023, the region is now in its 5th failed rainy season [34] and a 6th failed ...

  5. 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    A widespread famine affected Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985. [4] The worst famine to hit the country in a century, [5] it affected 7.75 million people (out of Ethiopia 's 38–40 million) and left approximately 300,000 to 1.2 million dead. 2.5 million people were internally displaced whereas 400,000 refugees left Ethiopia.

  6. List of famines - Wikipedia

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    370. Famine in Phrygia. Phrygia. 372–373. Famine in Edessa. Edessa. 400–800. Various famines in Western Europe associated with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and its sack by Alaric I. Between 400 and 800 AD, the population of the city of Rome fell by over 90%, mainly because of famine and plague. [citation needed]

  7. World food crises (2022–present) - Wikipedia

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    Famine Early Warning System's map of the region between October 2022 and January 2023. A drought in East Africa began in 2021 and further intensified in 2022, precipitated in part by the oncoming La Niña in 2022. [38] [140] Three rainy seasons failed in the Horn of Africa, destroying crops and killing large herds of livestock. [38]

  8. Droughts in the Sahel - Wikipedia

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    A map of the extent of the Sahel. The Sahel region of Africa has long experienced a series of historic droughts, dating back to at least the 17th century. The Sahel region is a climate zone sandwiched between the Sudanian Savanna to the south and the Sahara desert to the north, across West and Central Africa. While the frequency of drought in ...

  9. Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry - AOL

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    In southern Africa, an estimated 9 million people, half of them children, need help in Malawi. ... USAID's Famine Early Warning System estimated that 20 million people would require food relief in ...