Extreme weather raises hunger risk in Latin America, UN says


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 Jan 2025

A woman cools off in a shower at a bar as restaurants undertake measures to mitigate the heat, amid high temperatures, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Tita Barros

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations study published on Monday.

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