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Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows
The study attributes a 40% increase in flood rainfall intensity to human-caused climate change, worsening impacts including over 100 deaths and 300,000 displaced in southern Africa.
- On Thursday, World Weather Attribution said human-caused climate change worsened torrential rains and floods in southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing over 300 000.
- La Niña, operating within a warmer atmosphere, compounded rains in Mozambique, where strong stream flows from nine international rivers amplified flooding, and Pinto said a 40% rain increase defies explanation without human-caused climate change.
- Data show the storm reached roughly once-in-50-years magnitude, with some places recording season-level rainfall in two to three days and millions of dollars in housing and infrastructure losses.
- Authorities in Mpumalanga province ordered immediate evacuations due to a full dam releasing water into flooded communities, warning waters may take weeks to recede with displacement lasting 45 days to two months.
- Researchers urged development of Africa-focused climate models, noting current ones from U.S., Europe and Asia struggle to pinpoint impacts on the continent, Friederike Otto said.
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La Niña, Climate change, high exposure and vulnerability combined led to devastating floods in parts of Southern Africa – World Weather Attribution
Since late December 2025, severe flooding has affected large parts of Mozambique, Eswatini, northeastern South Africa and Zimbabwe, killing more than 200 people (Al Jazeera, 2026), destroying more than 173,000 acres of crops (Sky News, 2026) and causing further widespread humanitarian and socioeconomic impacts in the affected countries. In Mozambique, more than 75,000 people across six provinces have been affected, with the number rising rapidly…
Exceptional rains during the year killed at least 200 people in the south of the African continent. Hundreds of thousands were affected, as well as large plant roots are, pastagens and infrastructure. Read more (01/29/2026)
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