“And it’s not just extreme heat,” she said. “We’re also seeing extreme rainfall, tropical cyclones. “Intense drought is really biting,” said Ms. Nullis, with devastating impacts on agriculture, harvests, transport, energy and river levels. But as Ms. Nullis stated, “it’s not all about heat” as heavy monsoon rainfall and flooding are affecting parts of West Africa. Ms. Nullis stressed that the Early Warnings for All initiative “remains the overriding priority.”