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The Carbon Brief Profile: South Africa
In the fourth article in a series on how key emitters are responding to climate…
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Analysis: Africa’s extreme weather has killed at least 15,000 people in 2023
In an extraordinary year for the Earth’s climate – which is now virtually certain to…
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Analysis: Africa’s unreported extreme weather in 2022 and climate change
From deadly floods in Nigeria to devastating drought in Somalia, Africa has faced a run…
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Mystery over ‘unexpectedly large’ emissions from Africa’s tropical ecosystems
A few years ago, scientists studying satellite data discovered that there was an “unexpectedly large”…
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Climate change made west Africa’s ‘dangerous humid heatwave’ 10 times more likely
The “dangerous humid heat” that engulfed western Africa in mid-February was made 10 times more…
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Climate change made extreme rains in 2022 South Africa floods ‘twice as likely’
The extreme rainfall that triggered one of South Africa’s deadliest disasters of this century was…
Read MoreClimate change could curb malaria risk in West Africa by end of century
A new study suggests that climate change could make West Africa less hospitable for mosquitoes…
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El Niño shifts cholera burden onto East Africa
In 2015-16, one of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history played havoc with…
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Renewable electricity in Africa could outstrip demand in 2030, study says
Africa has huge untapped resources for renewable energy, with the potential for electricity generated from…
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Guest post: Why Africa’s heatwaves are a forgotten impact of climate change
Recent summers have demonstrated dramatically that heatwaves are not only deadly, but they are already…
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