How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa, displacing thousands

Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn Dozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month. Now...

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What happened: Adaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warn Dozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month. Now...

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Source attribution: The Guardian World via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/16/how-global-heating-supercharged-floods-west-africa-displacing-thousands