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Explainer-Why are West and Central Africa's floods so devastating this year?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnusually intense seasonal rains have drenched swathes of West and Central Africa since June,...
As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNAIROBI, Kenya — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s...
El Niño, failed crops and more extreme weather: The UN's predictions- and recommendations- for 2024
Euronews via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe United Nations has issued its predictions for 2024, saying there will be increasing climate...
IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMany poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious...
Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAbubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland, rendering...
Exhibits, galleries, theater and more: Seacoast arts and culture news
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group’s Luau is back BRENTWOOD — On Saturday April 22, The...
Climate-driven migration is becoming inevitable as the focus shifts to nations’ geographic fate
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoGlobal carbon emissions have crossed 58 gigatons per year and continue to rise. The accumulated...
‘I could buy spices, a goat or a Kalashnikov’: Readers recall trips to places now off-limits
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOur recent feature on places now deemed off-limits by the Foreign Office (“10 great destinations...
UN refugee chief calls for return to peacemaking to stem flows
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe world needs to rediscover its ability to bring peace to various trouble spots in order to curb...
Dust storms are becoming ‘more frequent and severe’ – so are we prepared?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAthens has been engulfed in dust from the Sahara in one of the worst storms in six years - Milos...