Deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa would have been impossible without human-caused climate change - Burkina Faso reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists say extreme temperatures that reached 119 degrees Fahrenheit and killed at least 100 people in parts of West Africa would only occur every 200 years in the absence of climate change
African heatwave s deadly toll directly linked to Global Warming bolnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bolnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, tens of millions of Africans are already feeling the negative health impacts of climate change, in the form of heat stress, extreme weather and increased transmission of infectious disease.