droughts

Extreme weather events like heatwaves, heavy rain, and droughts stress plants, which can reduce crop yields and threaten the long-term health of our farms, forests, and biodiversity.

This year, Zimbabwe has undergone one of the worst droughts in living memory, with maximum temperatures 2°C to 5°C above normal.

Producer nations have created jobs and boosted export income, and nations that are ill-suited for food production or that frequently suffer shortfalls from droughts or floods have gained food security.

Under the models researchers used, the Pacific Northwest would experience some increases in rainfall, while the Southwest would continue to experience drying and droughts.

That ensures more deadly and destructive heat waves, storms, floods and droughts unless we do more, fast, to drive down emissions.