Climate change increases the likelihood • Table.Briefings

Sturm Freddy Malawi — The exceptionally prolonged tropical storm Freddy left a trail of devastation across southeastern Africa – as seen here in Blantyre, Malawi.

The Cyclone left hundreds dead and several hundred thousand people in emergency shelters. The United Nations now fears a rise in cholera cases. In a warmer future, storms like Freddy could occur even more frequently, according to climate science.

At least 700 people have died, hundreds are still missing, and hundreds of thousands have lost their homes: That is the toll of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which swept across Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and other countries in Southeast Africa until the middle of March.

Climate change increases the likelihood of storms like Freddy

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