Talk:2024 West African floods

Confusing title

Somewhat expected flooding happens seasonally and annually. However, this year we have a change in patterns, rare (once in decade ) widespread flooding due to ITCZ moving from its usual position near the West African coastline, a circumstance which reaches far beyond West Africa. Unexpected and unprecedented flooding events, clear across the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Yemen coasts, into Morocco and throughout the Sahara (Egypt appears the only region spared), Ethiopia, Northern Sudan where they are NOT accustomed to rains that far north, although Central Sudan Blue Nile floods are expected -- all which began Mid-August coninciding, but not a sole result of, the annual winds shift from Sahara dust across the Atlantic to North America, instead towards Europe. This event is *ongoing* and *highly destructive* death and damage toll, already a thousand people direct loss of human life. Those months preceding are irrelevant to this phenomenon due to wind direction change. Therefore, the title is vague and can be confused with this continent spanning event that has many independent and unconnected reports. I realize some science papers on this event will materialize in future, maybe a year or two, but should be pretend this isnt happening until then? I am unable to write a publication myself, nor wikipedia article -- original research gotcha, but acting upon information I have amalgamated from several websites and climatologists who explain the bigger picture. I will TELL what I'm NOT GONNA DO. I'm NOT gonna write 20 wikipedia articles about separate flood events in 20 Sahel and Sahara countries that began mid-August 2024 and pretend they have no connection. Doseiai2 (talk) 00:00, 13 September 2024 (UTC)