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As Heat Waves Intensify, Morocco Ups Effort to Warn Residents

  • In 2024, Morocco experienced unprecedented high temperatures alongside a prolonged seven-year drought and a substantial shortfall in rainfall.
  • This record heat and drought, driven by human-caused climate change, increased the frequency of heatwaves and raised risks for vulnerable populations.
  • Authorities stepped up warnings, with meteorological engineer Lhoussaine Youabd issuing multilingual alerts via media to inform rural and urban residents alike.
  • Senior health official Mohammed Esmaili stated that the introduction of a dedicated medical kit has played a key role in lowering mortality rates from scorpion and snake bites from 7.2% in 2013 to 1.2% today.
  • These combined climate and health efforts highlight the need for expanded electricity access and water supply to ensure Moroccans are informed and protected during escalating heat conditions.
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As heatwaves intensify, Morocco ups effort to warn residents

Lhoussaine Youabd knows nearly all the languages spoken in Morocco, a useful skill in his role warning the population of growing climate-related risks in the country braving increasingly common heatwaves.

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France24 broke the news in France on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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