WWA scientists said that “Of a total of seven World Weather Attribution studies that produced inconclusive results, four focused on weather events in Africa”, while the researchers said “Investment in climate science and weather stations in Africa is needed to help countries understand changing extremes and prepare for the future” as part of a rapid study of recent disastrously heavy rainfall in Kinshasa province that the IFRC Africa region said caused 33 deaths.
The study found similar downpours are expected every two years and could become heavier with climate change, but the scientists could not quantify its influence because of a lack of reliable data characteristic of the Sub-Saharan Africa.
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