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  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "path": "/2026/02/04/no-al-jazeera-climate-change-hasnt-altered-african-flood-and-drought-patterns/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T14:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
  "tags": [
    "Bad science journalism",
    "Drought",
    "flooding",
    "Africa",
    "Al Jazeera"
  ],
  "textContent": "By presenting interviews and moment-in-time scenes as confirmation of a continent-wide climate verdict, Al Jazeera is misleading its audience by making a causal connection where data show none. Africa’s vulnerability to climate and weather extremes is real, but the causes are multifaceted and long-standing. Ignoring historical precedents and measured trends in favor of an alarming narrative certainty does not inform the public; it misleads it with false headlines.",
  "title": "No, Al-Jazeera, Climate Change Hasn’t Altered African Flood and Drought Patterns"
}