Global Warming Update
More than 750 people have perished as a result of severe cold and heavy snowfalls this winter across Afghanistan, a government official said on Saturday.More than 500 homes have been destroyed, roads have been closed, and authorities say the livestock loss will have longstanding economic repercussions on rural villages.The cold spell, the worst in decades in the impoverished and mountainous central Asian country, has also killed nearly 230,000 cattle, said Noor Padshah Kohistani of the National Disaster Management Commission. (source)
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Labels: Afghanistan, Climate change, Global warming
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