Click the downloadable graphic: Hourly Rainfall Intensity 1970 to 2024 This Climate Matters analysis is based on open-access data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See ...

Prices of cocoa surged by 136% between July 2022 and February 2024, and climate extremes in West Africa’s cocoa belt, which produces 70% of the world’s cocoa, are partly to blame. Cocoa — the main ...