The drought, which is driving conflict and leaving millions without enough food, was made 100 times more likely by climate change from human activity, according to the World Weather Attribution group.
Cheikh Kane, climate resilience policy advisor at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, said:"People in the Horn of Africa are no strangers to drought, but the duration of this event stretched people beyond their ability to cope.
Friederike Otto, senior climate scientist at Imperial College London and the leader of the study, said it underscored how climate change's effects"strongly depend on how vulnerable we are". Rod Beadle, head of relief and humanitarian affairs at Food for the Hungry, said almost 15 million children are exposed to acute malnourishment.
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