West Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study finds
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6KGPQ)
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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