A report by the World Weather Attribution estimates that drying soils and lack of rain is only possible because of climate change and human activities. The region has had five seasons of rainfall deficits, and has indeed suffered from the increase in temperatures.
Millions of cattle died for lack of water. Farmers, on the other hand, have lost their crops. According to the UN, 22 million people are at risk of hunger in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Once unlikely, it now has a 5% chance of reproducing each year.