Heatwave – Page 2 – World Weather Attribution

Extreme Sahel heatwave that hit highly vulnerable population at the end of Ramadan would not have occurred without climate change

A man drags a trolley of water containers in the street in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

At the end of March and the beginning of April 2024 a region across the Sahel and West Africa experienced extreme heat, with maximum temperatures in the Sahel reaching more than 45°C and minimum temperatures of 32°C in Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso Meteorological Agency). Kayes in Mali recorded 48.5°C on 3 April.

Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change

A busy market in Lagos, Nigeria with umbrellas and a very crowded street

Southern West Africa experienced unusually excessive humid heat early in the season.

Extreme poverty renders Madagascar highly vulnerable to underreported extreme heat that would not have occurred without human-induced climate change

A street in Antananarivo, Madagascar with people sitting on the ground selling fruit.

Madagascar, in particular the most populated region around the capital of Antananarivo experienced in 2023 its hottest October ever, breaking many high and low temperature records.

Strong influence of climate change in uncharacteristic early spring heat in South America

Large parts of South America suffered from extremely high temperatures for an extended period of time, reaching above 40ºC in central and Northern Brazil during mid-September, despite it being the spring season.

Extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change

A Greek firefighter receives care from a Red Cross worker. The firefighter is sweating and grimacing and the Red Cross worker places her hands on his face.

Following a record hot June, large areas of the US and Mexico, Southern Europe and China experienced extreme heat in July 2023, breaking many local high temperature records.