As Heatwaves Intensify, Morocco Ups Effort To Warn Residents

Source: International Business Times

Morocco registered its hottest year on record in 2024, while grappling with a seven-year drought AFP 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. "Every time a weather alert is issued, I go on the media to warn Moroccans," Youabd, 52, a meteorological engineer at the national weather service, told AFP. This has been his mission for the past decade, going on TV and radio stations to get the message across to as many Moroccans as possible, particularly in remote rural areas.