Humid heatwaves in southern West Africa made 10 times more likely by climate change: Study

Category : Climate Change | Location : International  | Posted on 2024-03-28 04:54:08

In southern West Africa, humid heatwaves usually occur in March or April, but they arrived in February 2024. The humid heatwaves in southern West Africa in February, would have been ‘impossible’ without human-induced climate change, according to an analysis by the international team of leading climate scientists from the World Weather Attribution group, released March 22, 2024.