With all the other weather events dominating the news i thought i would at least mention Niger. Niger is experiencing a very extreme drought and hunger crisis.

"Niger is now facing the worst hunger crisis in its history, the UN's World Food Programme says, with almost half the population - or 7.3 million people - in desperate need of food.

A WFP spokesman said villagers in Niger described the situation as worse than 2005, when thousands died of hunger."

BBC News - Niger hunger 'worse than 2005'

The Drought

Andrew