rising temperatures

South Africa braces itself for increasing climate risks

As South Africa braces itself for increasing climate risks, experts are urging stronger preparedness for extreme weather. Meteorologists have highlighted the need for adaptive strategies to safeguard communities against future climate-related disasters such as cyclones. News24 reports that the rising temperatures will exacerbate droughts, heatwaves, and water scarcity. The cyclones are anticipated in several parts of Southern Africa. The region has seen a 0.2-degrees-Celcius temperature rise per decade since […]

28 January, 2025 25

Environment

US says efforts to slow climate change will continue – even under Trump

Scientists are "virtually certain" that 2024 will be the warmest year on record. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European agency, made the announcement, reinforcing predictions made earlier in the year. It comes as world leaders gather in Azerbaijan for the United Nations' annual climate conference. As our Sally Patterson reports.

12 November, 2024 59

Africa

African health experts warn of climate change & rising vector-borne diseases

Climate change has become a pressing public health crisis around the world, as disease patterns worsen and emerge in regions where they did not exist before. Health experts are particularly concerned about the role of climate change in the rise of vector-borne diseases in Africa’s low- and middle-income countries. Rising temperatures can expand and extend the life cycle of disease-carrying vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks and parasites. Health experts discussed […]

14 May, 2024 41

Africa

Why is Ghana so hot this year? An expert explains

By Yaw Agyeman Boafo, University of Ghana Ghana’s meteorological agency and the state’s health service have issued warnings about a period of very high temperatures expected in the first half of 2024 around the country. Ghana’s experience is part of a global phenomenon: record temperatures were recorded in 2023. Yaw Agyeman Boafo, the programmes coordinator and a senior research fellow at the University of Ghana’s Centre for […]

8 April, 2024 55