More than 70 people have been killed and more than 5,000 displaced by floods currently hitting the country, reports Nick ...

Urban flooding is a major problem in the global south. In west and central Africa, more than 4 million people were affected ...

Osun State Government has reiterated its readiness to ensuring that the state Climate Action Plans succeed and meet global standards.The state Commissioner for Environment, Mayowa Adejorin, stated ...

After floods devastate Congo, scientists say climate change is making heavier rains more likely and call for better data to ...

Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria's economic hub ...

In July 2024, a heat wave swept through the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. The surrounding metropolitan area, home to ...

The floods left at least 70 dead, 150 injured, displaced over 21,000 people, and disrupted 73 health facilities.

Vulnerability to climate change is considered high in Africa due to many factors. These include, inter alia, heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture, frequent droughts and floods, and poverty in ...

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) stated recently that Nigeria has witnessed increasing heat waves continuously for ...

The World Health Organization calls cholera a disease of poverty, as it thrives where there is poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. Africa has had eight times as many deaths this year as the ...

Dubbed the Venice of Africa, the Makoko slum is a low-lying community vulnerable to rising sea levels and flooding. Lagos itself is no stranger to the impacts of climate change, with roads and ...