Mali: Deadly Heatwave Makes Ice Costlier Than Bread and Milk | Firstpost America

Mali: Deadly Heatwave Makes Ice Costlier Than Bread and Milk | Firstpost America
In Mali and elsewhere in Africa’s Sahel region, residents find no respite from a lethal heatwave. It drove temperatures to a record high of 48.5 degrees Celsius in Mali’s south-western city of Kayes. Meanwhile, in the capital city of Bamako, it led to the deaths of 102 people within just the first four days of April. As Mali melts away, ice has become a hot commodity where rising demand and falling supply have pushed its prices higher by ten times. It now costs more than essential items like bread and milk. In the neighbouring countries of Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger and Chad, the most vulnerable population have fallen victim to the heatwave. Although the Sahel is accustomed to bouts of heat during this time of year, studies say human-induced climate change has exacerbated the situation.
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[@Kapa_sound]

Climate change, please give me a break.

[@chakrasingbasumatary4822]

Thank you so much sir for video uploadin

[@chennaisuperkingsvenkatram654]

Human induced ? Really ?

[@butterfly9274]

I know! The lies😅

[@kenalv]

What are you? 12?

[@timothycyran7476]

Maybe the man made shortage of electricity is the real problem?

[@Cavebabybeserkerrs]

Exactly 💯

[@virginiabossett6810]

Government should be paying for that uce, but as long as the well to do is okay, it doesn't matter about the poor.

[@dekai8415]

What about animals, i feel pity for them. My heart brokes just by imagining how they might be living in this extreme heat. It's because of human greediness they are also the victims of this unforgiving climate change.

[@premsadanand1563]

India is melting too Forget about Mali

[@Jim_Snowman]

You ain't seen nothing yet. Just wait until temps around the globe start breaking over 65° Celsius by 2030...

[@subhranshuganguly2246]

Kolkata has beaten Africa in heatwave.

[@JackChit-pv3dj]

And it begins. Here comes worldwide hunger as the eartg will withhold its vegitation.

[@virginiabossett6810]

Might be from that thing Dubai, seeding those clouds. Wow and thinking anyone but blacks could build pyramids.