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Mayotte Islands: How climate change amplified tropical storm ‘Chido’

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Published: December 19th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

How many fewer victims without climate change? French authorities fear hundreds of deaths after tropical storm „Chido“ on Mayotte.

Current global warming has made the tropical storm „Chido,“ which devastated the French archipelago of Mayotte over the weekend, more than 40 times more likely to occur and made it a category four storm – without climate change, it would only have reached category 3. According to a rapid analysis by Imperial College London, the main reason is increased ocean temperatures.

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