Global warming concerns after Africa deluge

More than 1m people have been hit by some of the worst floods in Africa in a generation, fuelling concerns over the continent’s exposure to extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a UN-convened body of scientists, warned in a report on Tuesday that the consequences of rising temperatures are already being felt around the world, naming Africa as one of the areas most affected by global warming.