‘“I have lost everything”’-The Guardian.

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The Guardian does a better job than any media outlet covering the climate crisis. It recently wrote about a southern African farmer whose life was ruined by the drought that has hammered that region. The area included parts of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, and Namibia.

Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, and Mozambique. Much of the economic activity in those nations has been destroyed, which means a collapse in GDP per capita.

Global Drought Problems:

*Drought And Global Water Challenges

*Drought And New York City

This region has over 100 million residents. Some will suffer from malnutrition, and tens of thousands will die. Long-range weather forecasts show that the situation will not improve. There is little or no chance there can be a climate-driven migration because there is no place for tens of millions of people to go. Therefore, those in trouble are trapped.

Worldwide Problem

The problems are a microcosm of problems around much of the world. Another example is people who live in large cities in India. Delhi has 20 million residents. Many suffer from heat above 102 degrees F. The air pollution is often the worst in the world. Again, there is no place for them to go. Over time, this will affect the rapidly growing Indian economy, driven by 1.3 billion residents.

Additionally, the funds that should come from the world’s richest nations to help improve climate-related challenges have not come or are slow to appear.

The southern African problem has no solution.