Climate change worsened deadly Africa floods, scientists say

ABUJA – Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday.The intense rainy season has unleashed a humanitarian crisis across large areas of the Sahel region bordering the Sahara desert.A new analysis by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network of scientists found warming driven by the use of fossil fuels had exacerbated the flooding in Sudan.The researchers also said climate change would have made this year’s torrential rains around…