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El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow
03.09.2026
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
03.09.2026
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
02.09.2026
‘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?
31.08.2026
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
30.08.2026
‘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
29.08.2026
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
28.08.2026
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
28.08.2026
‘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
27.08.2026
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
26.08.2026
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…