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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days ago

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days ago
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Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change.
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    As long as it doesn’t affect us in the 1st world, it’s all fine 🫠

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      We have much more detailed estimates of impact on the first world.

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