Climate change accelerates: 2023 set multiple new records for drought, with nearly 8% of land area severely affected

Category : Climate Change | Location : International  | Posted on 2024-08-30 06:30:25

Nearly 8 per cent of the global land area was under extreme drought in July 2023, setting a new record, according to the State of the Climate in 2023 report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This surpasses the previous high of 6.2 percent set just a year earlier in July 2022.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-accelerates-2023-set-multiple-new-records-for-drought-with-nearly-8-of-land-area-severely-affected