Article 6KGPQ West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds

West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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High temperatures in February affected millions of people and put further pressure on chocolate prices

A searing heatwave that struck west Africa in February was made 4C hotter and 10 times more likely by human-caused global heating, a study has found.

The heat affected millions of people but the number of early deaths or cases of illness are unknown, due to a lack of reporting.

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