US EditionDRC’s Kinshasa could see deadly rain and floods every 2 years: Study
- Extreme flooding in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, killed at least 33 people and displaced thousands due to torrential rains and overflowing rivers, as reported by World Weather Attribution and multiple researchers.
- A study indicates that Kinshasa could face deadly floods every two years due to climate change, affecting its population of about 18 million.
- The flooding reflects a larger trend linked to increasing climate instability, with significant rainfall events expected as climate change worsens, according to Joyce Kimutai from Imperial College London.
- Researchers call for better investment in climate science and policy to address these growing threats, as stated by Dieudonne Nsadisa Faka from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
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DRC’s Kinshasa could see deadly rain and floods every 2 years: Study
In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to hit Kinshasa every two years in today’s warming climate, according to a new rapid study by World Weather Attribution (WWA), a network of […]
Extreme Flooding Events in Congo Expected Every Two Years: Study
The extreme flooding event that hit the Congolese “megacity” capital of Kinshasa and surrounding areas, killing at least several dozen, is part of a trend expected to repeat roughly every other year, likely due to climate change, a new report has found. The extreme flooding happened after torrential rain caused the N’Djili river, which flows through Kinshasa, which has a population of more than 17 million, to overflow. At least 33 people in th…
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