'When it's this hot, time stands still': surviving west Africa's blistering heatwave

The region's heat index soared to 50C in February, leaving millions battling dangerous temperatures made worse by the climate crisisWest Africa heatwave was supercharged by climate crisis, study findsAn attribution study this week has confirmed the link between the climate crisis and the intense heatwave in the Gulf of Guinea this year, with the heat index reaching 50C (122F) at times. What is the best way to cope with such high temperatures?Tarly, a 52-year-old carpenter, has seen his colleagues faint due to the heat in his home suburb of Abobo in Ivory Coast in recent months. "The first thing I do when I wake up is shower. But when I get on the gbakka [a popular urban minibus], I'm already sweating, and it stays that way until the afternoon." Continue reading...