Africa

Climate crisis is killing off key insects and spreading insect-borne diseases

Aug 28, 2022 08:39

From declining monarch butterflies in North America to disappearing bumblebees in Europe, there is mounting evidence that insects are in rapid decline.
Climate endgame: Risk of human extinction ‘dangerously underexplored’

Aug 07, 2022 14:34

Dr Luke Kemp, a climate scientist at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk said “There are plenty of reasons to believe climate change could become catastrophic, even at modest levels of warming,” adding, “Climate change has played a role in every mass extinction event. It has helped fell empires and shaped history.
Extreme heatwaves: Surprising lessons from the record warmth

Aug 07, 2022 14:14

Unprecedented temperatures are coming faster and more furiously than researchers expected, raising questions about what to anticipate in the future.
WHO declares monkeypox a global public health emergency

Jul 25, 2022 15:12

The World Health Organization on Saturday July 23 formally classified monkeypox as a "public health emergency of international concern," warning that the viral disease is spreading rapidly across the globe.
UN report finds humans need to value nature as well as profits to survive

Jul 14, 2022 03:14

According to a UN report, a market-based focus on short-term profits and economic growth means the wider benefits of nature have been ignored, which has led to bad decisions that have reduced people’s wellbeing and contributed to climate and nature crises.
Monkeypox in Africa: The science the world ignored

Jul 01, 2022 19:34

African researchers have been warning about monkeypox outbreaks for years. As vaccines are deployed globally, they worry they will be left behind.
Climate-friendly diets can make a huge difference – even if you don’t go all-out vegan

Jun 06, 2022 14:35

Changing habits can be hard but even partial shifts from meat-based menus could significantly decrease planet-heating emissions.
Iran shows the way towards self-reliance

Jun 03, 2022 15:46

As Iran has set the example through its powerful stand and progress over the past four decades, the need of the hour is for Muslim countries (including Arabs, Africans, and southeast Asians) to get together to form a united front in order to defeat the devilish designs of the US and the illegal Zionist entity.
‘Now Britons have to deal with it’: What’s going on in the UK with monkeypox?

May 22, 2022 08:54

It’s not the first time the monkeypox virus has been found in Britain but now there are chains of transmission.
‘Cash, coal, cars and trees’: What progress has been made since Cop26?

May 16, 2022 14:28

Six months on, the war in Ukraine and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have derailed some changes agreed on Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.