African Heat and Drought

Inside Climate News
View In: African Heat and DroughtPhotography by Larry C. Price This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. AMBOSELI, Kenya—A wildebeest has toppled into a ditch at the edge of a dusty track, its shoe-box-shaped head twisted upward, a single gaping chomp out of its flank. Isack Marembe and Kisha...

Alternet.org
View In: African Heat and DroughtWater is a finite resource on our planet. We can only rely on what we have, which translates to about 2.5 percent of drinkable fresh water. Of that amount, only 0.4 percent currently exists in lakes, rivers, and moisture in the atmosphere. The strain of this limited supply grows by the day and as thi...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: African Heat and DroughtStark difference in experience of sandstorms in two cities raises questions as climate crisis deepensThis is one of a short series of pieces – Between two worlds – reflecting on ways climate breakdown will affect different parts of the worldAs a young girl, I used to check the weather by looking ou... Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: African Heat and DroughtAs Cop27 discusses climate finance, report says continent’s GDP growth could fall by two-thirds this centuryCop27 live – latest news updatesAfrican countries, which are the least responsible for the global climate crisis, face seeing their GDP growth rate fall by up to 64% by the end of the century... Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

Carbon Brief
View In: African Heat and DroughtFrom deadly floods in Nigeria to devastating drought in Somalia, Africa has faced a run... The post Analysis: Africa’s unreported extreme weather in 2022 and climate change appeared first on Carbon Brief. Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: African Heat and DroughtHeat waves can cause crop failures, worsen poverty, and increase disease prevalence. The post Extreme heat waves are stunting kids’ growth in West Africa, study finds appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.