Climate Change

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government has warned residents in flood-prone areas such as Lekki, Ajegunle, and Ikorodu to consider relocating to safer upland regions, citing imminent flash flooding due to intensifying rainfall and the effects of climate change. The warning was issued by Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment…

FILE: Emergency workers moving some flood victims to safety in Lagos State The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to residents in parts of Lekki, Ikorodu and Ajegunle areas of the state to relocate from lowlands to highlands to avoid being victims of flooding. “Those around the Ajilete…

Nineteen years ago, toward the end of the George W. Bush Administration, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case prompted by government inaction on climate change. The plaintiffs in the case, Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, argued that the Clean Air Act compelled the E.P.A. to determine…

The United States is home to millions of small businesses that form the backbone of countless communities. Even during the best of times keeping shops solvent can be a struggle, but when climate-driven disasters strike, the impact on mom-and-pops can be particularly devastating — and prolonged. “The news coverage has…

News Investigators/ Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Sunday inaugurated a large-scale tree planting campaign in Yanbawa community shelter belt, Makoda Local Government Area, as part of efforts to combat climate change and restore the environment. The initiative, according to the Governor, would see the distribution of five million tree…

Digital twins could be a game-changer for clean energy, helping simulate and improve systems like wind and solar, if scientists can solve a few big problems first. Credit: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Scientists are turning to a surprising new ally in the fight against climate change: digital twins…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed Dr. Nkiruka Madueke as Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), appointing climate finance expert Omotenioye Majekodunmi as her successor. The announcement, made on Wednesday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, comes just months before the United Nations COP30 climate summit scheduled to…

Natural streams, the lifeline of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts’ rich biodiversity, are vanishing due to a combination of anthropogenic and climate change-induced stresses. Aggressive deforestation is wiping out local flora, including the bamboo groves that help the soil absorb water underground. Combined with erratic rainfalls, this has left natural streams…

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President Donald Trump has never been shy about his longstanding goal to dismantle much of America's regulatory framework, arguing, as he did in his first term, that the country must "liberate our economy from years of federal overreach and intrusion" in order to "compete and win on the world stage."…