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South Africa Faces Severe Drought

A severe drought along with a scorching heat wave are hitting South Africa’s agricultural sector as the region braces for more fallout from El Niño. Weather experts describe the drought as South Africa’s worst in 23 years. And they blame El Niño, a global climate phenomenon characterized by the warming of ocean surface temperatures in equatorial parts of the Pacific every few years. Meterologists said El Niño will lead to drought and flooding in parts of east and...

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