How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa displacing thousands

Scientists have concluded that the deadly floods which struck the coasts of West Africa last month were supercharged by climate breakdown. According to The Guardian, dozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued, and thousands were displaced when the rains hit. Researchers say global heating turned what should have been a routine weather event into a climate catastrophe, and they warn that adapting to this frightening new normal, while cutting emissions further and faster, is now critical.

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