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Data On Casualties In Niger As Heavy Rains Persist For The Fourth Month
Niger has suffered heavy flooding since the rainy season began in June. With casualties numbering over 100, this year’s rainy season is said to be the deadliest in the country’s history. According to data from the country’s Civil Protection Service dated Monday, 12, 2022, about 159 deaths were recorded, 121 in the collapse of houses…
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Elephants Are Devouring South Nigerian Farms
Having spent his entire life surrounded by forest, Kyrien Ojong (52) considered no other business as good as farming in Bamba community, located in southern Nigeria. All of a sudden, elephants started eating all of his crops. “When the gorillas entered my farm, they ate all my cocoa; both the ripe and unripe ones. They…
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How Deforestation, Landslide And Wildfire Are Affecting Farmers In Cross River Communities
THE devastating effect of deforestation, landslide and wildfire is affecting the harvest of farmers in Cross River State in the southern part of Nigeria. Kehinde Ogunyale takes a look at this with special emphasis on women farmers. At 7 am, Regina Aboh is out of the house, with her cutlass and hoe, a big basket…
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“Fire immediately spreads”: Extreme Wildfires Become New Threat In This African Village
Climate Tracker visited the Olum community in South-South Nigeria to report how extreme wildfires are changing indigenous villages, forcing them to enact a law to control the flames. For Martins Abang (37) growing up in Olum village, an indigenous town located in Southern Nigeria’s Cross-River State, during the 1980s was a happy upbringing, surrounded by…
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How Tobacco Industry Is Causing Huge Environmental Damage
The World Health Organization has warned about the damaging effects of the tobacco industry on the environment, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming. The report by WHO on Tobacco waste titled: Poisoning Our Planet, published on Tuesday to coincide with World No Tobacco Day, outlined new findings on the extent to which…