{"id":214677,"date":"2026-03-18T08:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=214677"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:15:30","slug":"la-nina-climate-change-high-exposure-and-vulnerability-combined-led-to-devastating-floods-in-parts-of-southern-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=214677","title":{"rendered":"La Ni\u00f1a, Climate change, high exposure and vulnerability combined led to devastating floods in parts of Southern Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since late December 2025, severe flooding has affected large parts of Mozambique, Eswatini, northeastern South Africa and Zimbabwe, killing more than 200 people (Al Jazeera, 2026), destroying more than 173,000 acres of crops (Sky News, 2026) and causing further widespread humanitarian and socioeconomic impacts in the affected countries&#8230;<br \/><a 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