MAY 12 A SEARCH FOR GRASS AND WATER
water for their animals
from this well near
their home. Civil war is
a big reason that some
13 million Ethiopians—
more than a tenth of
the population—face
serious food insecurity.
But climate change
is a contributing
factor: Major droughts
are striking East
Africa more often.The 2021 rains
were disappointing
in Ethiopia, which has
been stuck in a devas-
tating drought for
several years. On hear-
ing rumors of rain near
the Somali border,
these camel herders
walked 12 days to
search, unsuccessfully,
for pasture there—then
12 days back to draw