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Report: Disaster impacts increasing, worse for low-income countries

Report: Disaster impacts increasing, worse for low-income countries

Disasters such as earthquakes and floods have killed 1.3 million people over the last 20 years and left a further 4.4 billion injured, homeless or in need of humanitarian aid, United Nations experts said on Wednesday. In many of those situations, climate change is making matters worse, the UN said….

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IPCC climate report: The difference between 1.5 and 2°C for Africa

IPCC climate report: The difference between 1.5 and 2°C for Africa

A key climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Monday warns that the global community must act decisively and dramatically to try and limit catastrophic impacts from climate change – and that some impacts remain unavoidable even if global warming is held to the 1.5°C level….

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African scientists: Who has the right to pursue climate geoengineering?

African scientists: Who has the right to pursue climate geoengineering?

Asfawossen Asrat is professor of geology, School of Earth Sciences at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Nelson Torto is executive director at The African Academy of Sciences in Nairobi, Kenya. What they have in common – along with 10 other scientists from the Global South – is a concern over…

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Mali is first to ratify climate pact to reduce HFC greenhouse effects

Mali has become the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a commitment to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and their impact on global warming. “We urge more countries to follow suit in order to protect our climate,” said Erik Solheim, Head of United Nations Environment, in…

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South African scientists find Agulhas ‘cyclone’ swirling in the ocean

Scientists who study the Agulhas Current – one of the fastest ocean flows in the world off the coast of South Africa – say they have accidentally discovered a giant swirling whirlpool by using remotely controlled underwater vehicles. Their findings may offer insight into marine life ecosystems, climate change and…

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Protecting ‘bellwether’ Tanganyika a priority as oil, gas deal takes off

Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a joint oil and gas exploration of Lake Tanganyika, but the deal is likely to receive a lukewarm reception from environmental activists already worried about the lake’s health. Tanzania President John Magufuli and DRC leader…

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