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The end of March and beginning of April 2024 marked a harrowing period for countries in the Sahel and West Africa.

Deadly heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa would have been impossible without human-caused climate change

The severity of the heatwave led WWA's team of climate scientists to conduct a rapid analysis, which concluded the temperatures would not have been reached if the industry had not warmed the planet by burning fossil fuels and other activities

BAMAKO, Mali -- Street vendors in Malis capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change roil the continent.

BAMAKO, Mali -- Street vendors in Malis capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change roil the continent.

Temperatures soared so high in Mali and Burkina Faso they equated to a once in 200-year event

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change roil the continent. The […]

Street vendors in Mali's capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months. This year, an unprecedented heat wave has led to a surge in deaths, experts say, warning of more scorching weather ahead as effects of climate change roil the continent. The heat wave began in late March, as many in this Muslim majority country observed the holy Islamic month of Ramadan with dawn-to-dusk fasting.

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A brutal, deadly stretch of heat in West Africa would not have been possible without human-caused climate change, a new report has found.