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What Is The ‘La Nina’ And How Would It Affect Global Temperatures?
The United Nations weather agency has predicted a mysterious weather pattern that could worsen climate patterns across the globe. Last Wednesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said La Nina conditions, which involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, have strengthened in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific with an increase in trade winds in…
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Hundreds Displaced As Floods Hit South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province Again
Barely a month after heavy rains killed 435 people, the KwaZulu-Natal Province has again suffered massive flooding that has forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes once more in search of safety and dry land. Heavy rains began over the weekend, damaging infrastructure, roads, bridges and buildings, mainly in the port city of Durban, the…
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A Look At South Africa’s Transition To Low-Carbon Economy
To prevent the catastrophic impacts of climate change, a pact signed and detailed in the Paris Agreement called for countries to limit global warming to 2ºC. To stay within the carbon budget, the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gas emissions should not exceed 450 ppm CO2 for E5. Like other continents in the world, Africa recognizes…
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Infographics: How Global Warming Is Worsening Cyclones In Southern Africa
At the beginning of the year, the U.N.’s regional meteorology centre warned Southern Africa and island states near the Indian Ocean to brace up for torrents of tropical storms. True to these words, in January 2022, Tropical Cyclone Ana tore across countries in southern Africa, causing a death toll of more than 80. The island nation…
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How A Solar Company Plans To Rid Nigeria Of Diesel Generators
An Indian owned start-up, Husk Power Systems, is raising about $100 million in funding to scale up its Nigerian operations. As a part of its commitment to the UN energy compact, Husk would invest a majority of the funds into increasing its number of mini solar grids in Nigeria from 6 to 500 over the…
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Tropical Cyclone Gombe Death Toll Rises To 53 In Mozambique
The National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC) has announced the death of at least 53 persons after tropical Cyclone Gombe hit Mozambique last week. The institute announced another 80 people were injured and 400,000 affected since the cyclone swept into northern and central areas of the country, flooding towns and destroying houses. Additional data also…
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Deadly Tropical Storm Hit Major Countries In Southern Africa
Over 70 people have reportedly died following torrents of rain that hit three southern African countries after making landfall on Monday. Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi were all affected. According to varying reports, Tropical Storm Ana first made landfall Monday in Madagascar before ploughing into Mozambique and Malawi, causing buildings to collapse due to landslides. Madagascar…
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2.4 Million People In Need Of Urgent Aide As Drought Lingers In Kenya
Since September, much of Kenya’s north has received less than 30 percent of normal rainfall – the worst short-rain season recorded in decades, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. The lack of rainfall has wiped out pastures and exacerbated food and water shortages. Last month, the United Nations said it predicted about 2.4…
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Climate Change: Global Temperature Rises To 2.7-Degree Celsius
The United Nations has again asked that G20 countries come through on their promise to reduce carbon pollution as the planet’s temperature rises to a catastrophic average of 2.7-degree Celsius in this century. Just days before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the UN’s Environment Programme (UNEP) urged countries to be more committed to greenhouse…
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700,000 People Affected By Floods In South Sudan
The worst flooding that parts of South Sudan have seen in 60 years now drowns the homes of 700,000 people, according to the UN’s latest reports. This is the third straight year of extreme flooding in South Sudan, further imperilling the livelihoods of many of the 11 million people in the world’s youngest country. A…