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Deadly Africa heat caused by climate change, scientists say | BBC News


A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was "impossible" without human-induced climate change, scientists say.
 
Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme heat.
 
In Bamako, the capital of Mali, the Gabriel Toure Hospital said it recorded 102 deaths in the first days of April.
 
Researchers say human activities like burning fossil fuels made temperatures up to 1.4C hotter than normal.
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