# Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter | UN News

> A WMO-led multi-agency report says Africa faces growing heat, drought risk to major cereal crops, and a wetter Sahel. It cites recent floods, desert locust invasions and a looming La Niña-linked drought.

- Date: 2020-10-26 · published 2020-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50565-africa-climate-change-report-reveals-heat-rising-north-and-south-sahel-getting
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Drought threats to African cereal production could raise import demand for wheat and maize, though the effect on global prices is likely modest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-29 | [Study Reveals Farming Becoming Riskier Under Climate Change- Crop Biotech Update (March 29, 2017) \| Crop Biotech Update - ISAAA.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71831-study-reveals-farming-becoming-riskier-under-climate-change-crop-biotech-update.md) | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2017-04-20 | [Climate change is hurting U.S. corn farmers – and your wallet \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71342-climate-change-is-hurting-u-s-corn-farmers-and-your-wallet-cnn-business.md) | +0.2% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-03-27 | [Southern Hemisphere Harvest: Navigating Weather Patterns - ClimateAi](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31126-southern-hemisphere-harvest-navigating-weather-patterns-climateai.md) | -3.2% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2022-06-13 | [hEDGEpoint Global Markets climate report details the effects of La Niña on the global soybean, corn and wheat market - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40862-hedgepoint-global-markets-climate-report-details-the-effects-of-la-nina-on-the.md) | -1.5% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought Grows South, Rain Helping Northward Through Next Week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12964-drought-grows-south-rain-helping-northward-through-next-week.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-13 | [hEDGEpoint Global Markets climate report details the effects of La Niña on the global soybean, corn and wheat market - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40862-hedgepoint-global-markets-climate-report-details-the-effects-of-la-nina-on-the.md) | +1.0% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-30 | [Agri Trends South Africa- Grain- Oilseeds report October 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56677-agri-trends-south-africa-grain-oilseeds-report-october-2019.md) | -0.2% | +7.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-10 | [Drought Grows South, Rain Helping Northward Through Next Week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12964-drought-grows-south-rain-helping-northward-through-next-week.md) | -0.9% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- news.un.org: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/10/1076162

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