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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned that an expected “super” El Niño weather event could cost African countries between $10 billion and $20 billion, reduce economic growth and force millions of people to leave their homes.
El Niño is a naturally occurring climate pattern caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. Although it begins thousands of kilometres away from Africa, it changes global weather patterns, often bringing severe drought to some parts of the continent and heavy rainfall and flooding to others.
Speaking to Reuters, the bank’s Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, Anthony Nyong, said countries most affected by the…
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