How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa displacing thousands
People are rescued from a flooded neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana, on 29 June. Photograph: HOGP/Ghana's National Disaster Management Organisation/APView image in fullscreenPeople are rescued from a flooded neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana, on 29 June. Global heating, they say, turned what should have been a routine weather event into a climate catastrophe.They also warn that the countries affected must adapt to a frightening new reality.
- ▪People are rescued from a flooded neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana, on 29 June.
- ▪Photograph: HOGP/Ghana's National Disaster Management Organisation/APView image in fullscreenPeople are rescued from a flooded neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana, on 29 June.
- ▪Global heating, they say, turned what should have been a routine weather event into a climate catastrophe.They also warn that the countries affected must adapt to a frightening new reality.
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People are rescued from a flooded neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana, on 29 June. Photograph: HOGP/Ghana's National Disaster Management Organisation/APView image in fullscreenPeople are rescued from a flooded neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana, on 29 June. Photograph: HOGP/Ghana's National Disaster Management Organisation/APExtreme weatherAnalysisHow global heating supercharged floods in West Africa displacing thousandsDamien GayleAdaptation to frightening new normal and reducing emissions further and faster is critical, scientists warnWed 15 Jul 2026 20.01 EDTLast modified on Wed 15 Jul 2026 20.02 EDTShareDozens of people drowned, hundreds had to be rescued and thousands were displaced when floods struck the coasts of west Africa last month.Now scientists have concluded that the rains that caused…
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