Africa Is Drying Up

Every day, millions of people across Africa wake up with no food, no water, and no harvest. This is not a prediction it is happening right now. In this documentary, we break down the devastating droughts sweeping across Southern and East Africa from Zambia's 1 million hectares of dead maize crops to 4.6 million displaced people in Somalia. We explain what El Niño is, why Africa's temperatures are rising faster than the global average, and what it means for the future of 1.4 billion people. 🌍 SOURCES & CREDITS - NASA Earth Observatory — Severe Drought in Southern Africa (April 2024) https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/severe-drought-in-southern-africa-152711/ - European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) — Severe Drought Hits East Africa, Driving a Potential Humanitarian Crisis (February 2026) https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/severe-drought-hits-east-africa-driving-potential-humanitarian-crisis-2026-02-10_en - World Health Organization (WHO) — Drought and Food Insecurity in the Greater Horn of Africa https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/drought-food-insecurity-greater-horn-of-africa - Iragena & Lopez-Feldman — Facing the Drought: A Scoping Review of the Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Adaptation and Pro-Environmental Behavior in Africa. Climatic Change, Vol. 179, Article 33 (2026) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-026-04121-8 📢 SUPPORT & CONNECT If this documentary moved you — share it. Subscribe to Green Radio for more documentaries on climate, environment, and the stories that matter. Hit the bell 🔔 so you never miss an upload.