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El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost…
Strengthening El Niño to push 49 million more people into acute hunger

Strengthening El Niño to push 49 million more people into acute hunger

Nearly 50 million more people in highly vulnerable communities globally are set to be pushed into acute hunger because of…
‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now

‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now

Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according…
The clean energy transition needs land. Can it help restore it too?

The clean energy transition needs land. Can it help restore it too?

What if the infrastructure needed to fight climate change could also help repair the land beneath it? At a UN desertification conference…
‘The lake is our life’: Protecting a shared lifeline in Uganda

‘The lake is our life’: Protecting a shared lifeline in Uganda

On the shores of Nkondo, in Uganda’s Kikuube district, the day begins before sunrise. Fishers enter the lake to fish,…
Rising seas, rising stakes: What increasing sea-levels mean to humanity

Rising seas, rising stakes: What increasing sea-levels mean to humanity

The ocean is rising faster now than at any point in recorded history. The impacts are already being felt and…
As the Himalayas melt, deadly floods become the new normal

As the Himalayas melt, deadly floods become the new normal

A day before a wall of ice, rock and muddy water tore through Himalayan valleys along the Nepal-China border, Dipesh…
‘Immense impact’ of Nepal flood disaster highlighted as casualties mount

‘Immense impact’ of Nepal flood disaster highlighted as casualties mount

The impact of the deadly flood in Nepal has been described as “immense” as the authorities there confirm that 538…
Land models sprout as degradation threatens billions of livelihoods

Land models sprout as degradation threatens billions of livelihoods

Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the…
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter

The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter

In northern Kenya, a herder scans the sky for rain that hasn’t come. The grass his animals need is thinning…
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