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Extreme April heat in Spain, Portugal, Morocco & Algeria almost impossible without climate change

Sun beams into a historic Spanish street as people walk in the distance.

A large area of South Western Europe and Northern Africa experienced extremely high temperatures usually only seen in July and August, at the end of April 2023.

05 May, 2023 | Heatwave | Africa, Europe

Human-induced climate change increased drought severity in Horn of Africa

A refugee carrying two yellow water containers walks in front of a refugee camp in Somalia with tents surrounded by sand and shrubs.

Since October 2020 large parts of Eastern Africa have been experiencing extended dry conditions punctuated by short intense rainfall events that often led to flash floods. 

27 April, 2023 | Drought | Africa

Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall leading to large scale flooding in highly vulnerable communities in West Africa

From May until October 2022, large parts of West Africa experienced large-scale flooding caused by above average seasonal rainfall and water management.

16 November, 2022 | Extreme rainfall | Africa

Food crisis in Central Sahel in 2022 driven by chronic vulnerability with uncertain role of climate change

The central Sahel is facing a food security crisis due to the high vulnerability of the population to erratic rainfall.

16 November, 2022 | Drought | Africa

Climate change-exacerbated rainfall causing devastating flooding in Eastern South Africa

On April 11-12, South Africa experienced catastrophic floods and landslides in the eastern coast of the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Eastern Cape (EC) following exceptionally heavy rainfall. 

13 May, 2022 | Extreme rainfall | Africa

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