Climate Change

Environment People in Freetown, Sierra Leone, are increasingly exposed to extreme heat due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, but covering homes in a reflective film significantly cut indoor temperatures By James Dinneen Reflective film installed on the roofs of two buildings in Freetown, Sierra Leone MEER…

GENEVA - Celeste Saulo, the incoming head of the UN's weather and climate agency, said she would fight with a passion to combat climate change and its negative impacts on people's lives. In an interview with AFP, Saulo, who has run Argentina's National Meteorological Service since 2014, voiced deep concern…

SELYA YARNAP, Bauchi  Bauchi State Implementation Unit of a World Bank Assisted Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes(ACReSAL) project will collaborate with Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative (J4PD) to support in enlighten the general public on climate change as part of  its  effort to build capacity of Journalists in…

With the global population expanding and climate change accelerating, farmers and other people involved in food production must pivot to climate-smart technologies. This will help ensure food security year-round and ensure that food production doesn’t suffer under drought conditions. Agriculture is vulnerable to climate change because of higher temperatures, erratic…

Updated 1 day ago · Published on 1 Jun 2023 11:00PM · The World Meteorological Organization has voted for Argentina’s Celeste Saulo to become its first woman leader. – AFP pic, June 1, 2023. THE World Meteorological Organization (WMO) voted in Argentina’s Celeste Saulo today to become its first woman…

Genetic engineering and accelerated evolution of microbes aim to help climate change. In April, a new research initiative from Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield was announced called “Engineering the Microbiome with CRISPR to Improve our Climate and Health.” This project is the largest scientific project funded through The Audacious Project,…

TORONTO – Centerra Gold Inc. said Wednesday it has obtained Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval for its Oskut gold mine in Turkey.  The company said the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has approved the amended EIA. With the EIA approval in hand, along with the receipt of…

Comment Helen Czerski's fascinating new book casts the ocean as an extraordinary giant engine, and helps us grasp its complex physics and its key role in climate change By Graham Lawton We often don’t appreciate the ocean’s effect on the workings of our planet Natalie Fobes/Getty Images Blue Machine: How…

CLIMATEWIRE | Climate change is accelerating inflation in dozens of countries around the world, new research says. And the trend is expected to continue as the world heats up. So says a report published last week by the European Central Bank. The researchers set out to examine the impacts of global…

ByPete McKenzie Published May 30, 2023 • 7 min read The May sun hadn’t yet risen over Interstate 55 in central Illinois when wind began to blow from the east, sending a coating of dry soil on nearby fields billowing into the sky—and reducing visibility to near-zero for vehicles speeding…