Scientists says climate change has worsened deadly flooding in Africa

Human-caused climate change increased the intensity of seasonal rain cross the Niger and Lake Chad basins this year resulting in devastating flooding, a team of international scientists said in a study published on Wednesday.

Researchers at the World Weather Attribution (WWA) initiative said floods in Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan led to the loss of more than 2,000 lives and displaced millions of people.

The rains also…