"Perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns fueled flooding across southern Africa over the past month, killing 200 people and affecting hundreds of thousands of others

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"Perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns fueled flooding across southern Africa over the past month, killing 200 people and affecting hundreds of thousands of others

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