Carcass of livestock in the drought-stricken Hantam-Karoo district of the Great Karoo in South Africa

NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS: HANTAM-KAROO, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 28: The carcass of a sheep seen on a farm between Calvinia and Williston on December 28, 2020 in the Hantam-Karoo district of the Great Karoo in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Livestock deaths in this area are common due to food scarcity as a result of drought and farmers' struggle to buy feed for their animals, which results in weakened animals that are more susceptible to disease. According to reports the agriculture sector in the area is decimated by a drought spanning nearly eight years. Experts say this is an indication of the extreme weather occurrence climate change is causing in the world and in South Africa. Research from the University of Cape Town's African Climate and Development Initiative indicates that droughts are setting in quicker and growing in intensity. The drought has seen farms being sold as a result of the death of livestock. (Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images via Getty Images)