Italian scientist brings ‘Pasta Power’ climate adaptation solution to West Africa
A ‘crazy idea’ has resulted in the ability to grow durum wheat in the extreme heat of famine-affected Senegal, Mauritania and Mali,...
Renewables in Africa are losing ground: a proposal for a practical climate finance instrument
Although President Emmanuel Macron has chosen to name his climate event this week “One Planet, One Summit”, cynics may be forgiven to...
Africa Hydromet Forum: Improving climate and weather forecasting to build disaster resilience
There is no doubt that extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and severity. In Africa alone, 90% of all disasters in recent...
2017: The Year in Climate
Melting glaciers, wicked hot summers, water crises. These are the climate stories to read from this year. Selected stories from the New...
Climate scientists see alarming new threat to California
California could be hit with significantly more dangerous and more frequent droughts in the near future as changes in weather patterns...
Show these 9 images to your nearest climate-change denier
Donald Trump, and many other influential lawmakers in the United States, still raise questions about the validity of global warming....
Why did climate scientists emit 30,000 tonnes of C02 this weekend?
This weekend, 25,000 Earth, Sun, and planetary scientists from across the US and abroad flew to New Orleans for the annual American...
This tech startup is trying to tackle waste in Africa
Kenya has a waste management problem, especially in the country’s capital of Nairobi. As of 2016, Nairobi was producing around 2,400 tons...
In Africa, the stubborn challenge of malnutrition affects millions
The world produces more food than ever before, yet an estimated 200 million people in Africa lack adequate nutrition, in part due to...
What’s Causing the Sharp Decline in Insects, and Why It Matters
On three occasions from 1989 to 2014, entomologists set up tents in the meadows and woodlands of the Orbroicher Bruch nature reserve and...