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What we need to learn from Freetown's landslide tragedy
Last week, disaster hit Sierra Leone, one of the jewels of Africa. At least 500 people were killed after a mudslide tore through a suburb...
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Malawians should brace for prolonged chilly weather conditions
In the statement on weather released on Sunday by the department and signed by its director Jolamu Nkhokwe, currently there is no El Nino...
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Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana makes strides
The Executive Director of Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) at New Akim Tafo in the Eastern region of Ghana, Dr. Frank Amoah has...
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Mozambique harvests first GMO corn field trial
Mozambique’s Institute of Agricultural Research (IIAM) is harvesting its first genetically modified maize (GM maize), which has been...
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How Reducing U.S. Air Pollution Can Help Feed Africa
Falling sulfur dioxide emissions in the United States are expected to substantially increase rainfall in Africa’s semi-arid Sahel, while...
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Empowering farmers with climate information for agricultural decision making
Nowadays, the major challenge faced by smallholder farmers in Mali is the lack of accurate climate information to make better planning...
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Investigating the Enigma of Clouds and Climate Change
Clouds perform an important function in cooling the planet as they reflect solar energy back into space. Yet clouds also intensify...
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Climate Migrants Might Reach One Billion by 2050
Imagine a world with as many as one billion people facing harsh climate change impacts resulting in devastating droughts and/or floods,...
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South Africa: Cape Town Reveals Sites of Proposed New Water Desalination Plants
Cape Town's Granger Bay, Hout Bay and Dido Bay may soon be home to three proposed new desalination plants that the city intends...
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91 new volcanoes discovered beneath Antarctica's ice
Antarctica has been having a rough time of it lately, you may have heard. You know — greenhouse gases, warming oceans, trillion-ton...