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Nigeria floods 80 times more likely with climate change

A sign welcomes visitors on a new pedestrian promenade, part of the refurbishing of the city for this year’s United Nations global summit on climate change, known as COP27, on Peace Road in Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, Oct. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

FILE- People wade through flooded roads in Bayelsa, Nigeria, Oct. 20, 2022. Climate change is to blame for the deadliest yet heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and the neighboring Sahel region between the months of June and October leaving more than 800 people dead. (AP Photo/Reed Joshua, File)

Nigeria floods 80 times more likely with climate change