Hurricane Erin Swells in Atlantic, Forcing Evacuations and Closing US East Coast Beaches
Beaches along the US East Coast are being shut down as Hurricane Erin, a massive storm swirling northward in the Atlantic, threatens dangerous rip currents from Florida to New England. The storm, which battered Puerto Rico with flooding rains earlier…
Digging Into Antarctica’s Muddy Secrets: What the Seabed Reveals About Climate and Life
Earlier this year, an international team of scientists ventured into the harsh wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula, enduring bone-numbing cold, icy winds, and heaving seas. Their mission: to dig into the seabed mud and unlock centuries of hidden…
Climate Change Is Fueling a Mental Health Crisis in the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
When the worst floods in more than a decade struck Nigeria in 2022, more than two million people were forced from their homes. Families crowded into displacement camps, mourning lost relatives, livelihoods, and futures washed away by the rising waters.…
NIDCOM Chair Receives Groundbreaking Climate Change Book, Calls for Deeper Engagement on West Africa’s Environmental Future
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has received a copy of a newly released book on climate change, described by experts as one of the most timely and comprehensive works addressing the environmental crisis…
Political Resolve in Focus as Global Health and Climate Leaders Chart Path to COP30
Leaders in health and climate worldwide who were in Brasília from July 29 to 31 for the Fifth Global Conference on Climate and Health have rededicated themselves to shaping the future of climate and health policy ahead of COP30 fixed for November.…
UK’s Record-Warm Seas Spark Climate Alarm — Scientists Urge Political Action on Marine Crisis
Britain’s seas are experiencing an unprecedented transformation, with marine life shifting in ways that scientists say demand urgent political attention to tackle climate change. From octopus and bluefin tuna to mauve stinger jellyfish, an unusual…
The Plastic Crisis: Can the World Finally Agree to Clean It Up?
The struggles of the world with the growing environmental and health burden of plastic pollution is drawing delegates from more than 170 countries to the discussion table. This time, they are meeting in Geneva to hammer out a long-delayed global treaty…
Ethiopia Leads Continental Push for Fair Climate Finance and Green Development
Ethiopia is preparing to host the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), scheduled for September 8 to 10, in Addis Ababa, in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC). Themed “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for…
UN Warns of Rising Global Hunger as Nigeria Bets on AI to Transform Food Systems
As climate change continues to erode harvests and disrupt supply chains, global hunger is on the rise. The United Nations gave this warning at the opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN…
Clean Cooking Must Be a Continental Priority
As simple it seems, cooking has become a source of widespread health, environmental, and economic harm in many African households. Currently, four out of five families on the continent still rely on open fires or rudimentary stoves that burn wood,…