Sahel, North Africa

Danger Feature: Drought Bordering the famous Sahara Desert of Africa is the region of Sahel. Several decades before, this region was nowhere close to the word ‘danger’. The recent times have converted it to an extremely uninhabitable place. Humans have exploited the area’s limited water resources. Instead of making fair use of their resources, they have been very careless exploiting it. This has resulted in continued large-scale desertification of the land. No form of life can thrive here for long due to the unavoidable risk of drought and famine. For 12 years, between 1972 and 1984, more than one lakh people had to breathe their last because of drought. The Sahel is a classic example of the kind of damage people do to themselves in the long run so that they can experience momentary satisfaction.