Cymraeg
From 8th to 16th December, Cyclone Chido developed in the Western Indian Ocean and struck several islands in its path.
One of those was Madagascar, which was, fortunately, spared the worst of the cyclone’s devastation. But Mauritian island Agalega, and Mayotte, which lie either side of Madagascar’s north coast, were hit particularly hard.
Chido’s occurrence was not unusual in itself, coming during the Indian Ocean ‘cyclone season’, but it was unusually powerful – the strongest cyclone experienced by Agalega in 41 years, and the most powerful storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years.
The Climate Central group, a body made up of climate scientists, warns that Chido’s strength is likely a direct result of climate change, as ‘(it) intensified as it passed over waters that were 1.1°C warmer than they would have been without human-caused climate change… in the hours before it made landfall, ocean temperatures were 1.2°C warmer than they would have been without climate change.’
At Money for Madagascar, we are working hard with Malagasy people to help them improve their lives and incomes, while safeguarding their country’s unique environment, which is vital not just to them, but to every person on the planet.
Climate change is driving ‘freak’ weather events all over the world, causing mayhem and devastation. It is everyone’s responsibility to stand together to prevent today’s ‘shock’ from becoming tomorrow’s ‘normal’. https://moneyformadagascar.org/our-programmes/
