Angola’s peatlands trap carbon and clean the region’s water — how we mapped this newly found landscape

High quality peatland extent data are only available for a small selection of countries and regions

Australia fights a highly destructive termite aided by climate change – The Washington Post

Comment on this story Comment Gift Article TENNANT CREEK, Australia — In a forgotten restaurant behind a gas station in this country’s red center, only metal and plastic parts remain unscathed. Chris Cook grabs at a timber door frame, which…

African Nations To COP27: We Need Fossil Fuels To Tackle Poverty

African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, which welcomed leaders of oil and gas companies sidelined at previous talks. Pressure…

Climate change is making livestock susceptible to diseases; here is how

There is also growing evidence that changes in rainfall pattern, frequent floods and droughts and intense heatwaves have substantial effects on transmission patterns of infectious diseases

Secrets of Namibia’s Fairy Circles Were Demystified After Half Century

Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia’s fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boiled down to two main theories: either termites were responsible, or plants were somehow self-organizing. About 50-90 miles from the coast in the Namib (80-140km), there are millions of so-called ‘fairy circles’ – circular gaps in the grassland, each […]

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Africa the least contributing to global warming, yet most keen on investing in clean energy: Mohieldin – Climate change – COP27 – Ahram Online

In a webinar hosted by the United Nations University (UNU) under the title ‘World Energy: Looking Ahead to COP27,’ Mohieldin said energy projects in Africa – where 600 million people lack energy – need sufficient funding. Furthermore, global warming is…

Striking photos show scale of development in sub-Saharan Africa

These arresting images of industrial developments in Senegal, South Africa and Namibia were taken by Edward Burtynsky, who spent four years capturing African landscapes using aerial photography

Parliamentary Digest (July 25, 2022): Centre does not reveal lion relocation sites

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Study: Climate Change Will Affect Wave-Driven Coastal Erosion – The Maritime Executive

Pixabay file image Published Jun 19, 2022 10:14 PM by The Conversation [By Thomas Mortlock, Adrean Webb, Itxaso Oderiz, Nobuhito Mori, Rodolfo Silva and Tomoya Shimura] The world’s coastlines are at the forefront of climate change. That’s because they’re constantly…

Europa – a moon of Jupiter – to blot out a distant star

On June 19, 2022, Europa crosses in front of a star and causes it to disappear for about a minute. The occultation is visible from parts of Africa.

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