How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands The recent floods in west Africa, which claimed dozens of lives and displaced thousands, were a stark warning sign of the climate catastrophe unfolding on the Gulf of Guinea coast.
The World Weather Attribution team has concluded that global heating supercharged the rains that caused the devastating floods, turning what should have been a manageable event into a full blown disaster.
The countries affected by these floods – Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Nigeria – must adapt to a new reality where extreme weather events like this one will become increasingly common.