But the scientists noted that climate change alone didn’t create a catastrophe that killed thousands of people. Similar studies have found such fingerprints on floods in Nigeria and Pakistan, while another concluded that climate change did not influence a food crisis in Madagascar. “The more extreme the precipitation, the bigger of a relative effect we see from climate change,” Lehner said. AdvertisementIn Libya, climate change has meant a decline in average annual rainfall, stressing a need to store as much water as possible. But the researchers said that meant a lack of consideration about what could happen if an extreme storm such as Storm Daniel came along.

Source: Libya Today September 19, 2023 16:35 UTC