JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, ...
A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according to climate scientists.
Severe flooding has intensified across northern and southern Africa since last October. Extreme rainfall has affected many ...
Covering extreme drought and massive flooding in a matter of weeks shows one reporter the toll of the climate crisis.
Weeks of heavy rainfall have caused severe floods across southern Africa, with Mozambique and South Africa among the hardest hit. Rising water has destroyed infrastructure, and 1.3 million people have ...
Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa’s largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in ...
Officials warn of reptiles in floodwaters as disaster destroys homes, farmland and 44 health facilities across affected regions.
The intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, with some areas receiving more than a ...
The estimated number of people displaced across Mozambique by recent rain-induced floods. Severe flooding in the southern ...
As deadly floods hit southern Africa, Pope Leo prayed for the affected, with Catholic bishops in the region urging support ...
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns fuelled catastrophic flooding across southern Africa over the past month, ...
“Exceptionally heavy” rainfall that led to deadly flooding across southern Africa in recent weeks was made more intense by a combination of climate change and La Niña. This is according to a rapid ...