Recent studies and reports have highlighted the significant impact of climate change on West Africa, particularly emphasizing the role it played in making a dangerous humid heatwave in February 2024 10 times more likely. Scientists, including those from World Weather Attribution, have pointed to the dangerous mix of high heat and humidity that swept through the region, attributing it to climate change and emissions. This event has not only brought about extreme temperatures but also accelerated the spread of infectious diseases like malaria and dengue fever beyond their traditional geographic boundaries. The heatwave's intensity, with a heat index reportedly 4°C warmer than usual, has drawn criticism and skepticism, including accusations of unverified modeling by NYTimes @_e_delger and World Weather Attribution @WWAttribution. Nonetheless, the consensus among experts underscores the exacerbating effect of climate change on weather patterns and health risks in the region.
Climate change made west Africa’s ‘dangerous humid heatwave’ 10 times more likely | @AyeshaTandon w/comment from @ibrahim_ad37393 @izpinto @MajaVahlberg Read here: https://t.co/PXDQcQGvYq https://t.co/h5xLZHuKSm
‘When it’s this hot, time stands still’: surviving west Africa’s blistering heatwave https://t.co/SA2NotxHEg
#Climate \change is accelerating the spread of deadly infectious diseases such as #malaria and #dengue fever beyond their traditional geographic boundaries, according to a new study. https://t.co/DwhjA0o7Nh
Climate change contributed to the dangerous mix of high heat and humidity that swept through west African countries in February, according to scientists https://t.co/Ivh1g0RzkP
More fake analysis from World Weather Attribution @WWAttribution parroted by NYTimes @_e_delger: Unverified WWA modeling claims that emissions made it 10 times more likely that the heat index in West Africa during a February 2024 heatwave would be 4°C warmer than during a… https://t.co/iuvo0SgobX
Climate change made west Africa’s ‘dangerous humid heatwave’ 10 times more likely | @AyeshaTandon w/comment from @ibrahim_ad37393 @izpinto @MajaVahlberg Read here: https://t.co/tcG7WjOdg4 https://t.co/J3N7bkiUHW