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A report by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) claims that the intense heat that has been lashing Africa’s Sahel region since early April is due to human-induced climate change.
The western African nations of Mali and Burkina also experienced severe heat between April 1 and 5. The temperature here has reached 45 degrees in April itself, due to which a large number of people are dying.
Increasing heat due to fossil fuels
According to climate models prepared by WHO researchers, the heat wave seen in Africa in March and April 2024 is impossible to occur without global warming of 1.2 degrees Celsius. Researchers have described it as human-induced climate change. High temperatures are common in the Sahel region. The report said that if people had not heated the planet by burning fossil fuels, the April heat would have been 1.4C cooler than now.
Like an event that happens once in 200 years
The report said that for the first time in 200 years, Saleh is experiencing such severe heat. The rising temperature will continue in the future as well. Due to the increasing heat, an increase in the number of deaths and hospitalizations has been observed in the two countries. The WHO said that it is impossible to give the exact number of deaths due to lack of data in the affected countries. Hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths are expected due to heat. The Sahel region faced drought in 1970 and heavy rains in 1990.
