Category : Climate Change | Location : International | Posted on 2024-08-29 23:30:25
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.