The study found that the heatwave in the Sahel was worsened by fossil fuel burning

Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month. Death toll from record-breaking heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds. Deaths led to more than 100 deaths in Mali this month, according to reports.

Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence. Scientists say it is a once in-in, a-200 year occurrence in Mali and Burin Faso. The heatwave was caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study.