Kenyan Met Office predicts rains to fail sparking crisis worse than 2011

Study released on Thursday shows a 2016 drought was made worse by climate change – but with March rains predicted to fail, the Met Office has warned of worse to come
US food aid delivered to Kenya during the 2011 - a crisis set to be exceeded this year if predictions from the country's Met Office are accurate. (Photo: USAID Africa Bureau)

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