Flood: African climate reporters Cautions Against Deforestation, Environmental Degradation

Flood: African climate reporters Caution Against Deforestation, Environmental Degradation

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

A team of African climate reporters have drawn attention to the Increasing global temperatures which it said have recently led to significant, abnormal changes in weather patterns in many parts of the world.

It attributed largely human activities to the frequent and more intense flooding condition we are experiencing today.

Flooding is the environmental disaster that impacts more people than any other, say researchers.

“Indeed the climate change we face now, which is largely the result of human activities, is making extreme weather events more frequent and more intense.

Some of the examples that we are seeing more and more of, across the world, are erratic and heavy rainfall, floods, droughts and cyclones.”

As a measure, African climate reporters are calling for more campaigns against deforestation and environmental degradation.

“Instances of heavy rains and flooding have risen dramatically over the last decade, with some scientists finding the rise as high as 50% across the world. It said