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Extreme heat waves in Africa could occur annually by 2045 [1]

Heat waves classified as unusual today could within 30 years become a normal yearly occurrence in Africa, thereby triggering a damaging effect on life expectancy and crop production in the continen

Publication Date: 
16/05/2016
Big News Network [2]
Tags:
Climate Change [3], Climate Impacts [4], Heat Waves [5], Extreme Weather Events [6], Africa [7], Global Warming [8]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming