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Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction

by monique kiplangataClimate Change August 1, 2022August 5, 2022No Comments

According to this new analysis, the closest attempts to directly understand or address how climate change could lead to global catastrophe have come from popular science books such as The Uninhabitable Earth and not from mainstream science research. So it’s natural that governments would want their scientists to show exactly what this type of change would mean. But …

The Social and Economic Effects of Climate Change in Africa

by monique kiplangataAfrica, Climate Change July 5, 2022August 5, 2022No Comments

African countries face a wide array of environmental problems that pose a major threat to people in the region. The continent’s biggest environmental challenges are water pollution, air pollution, and droughts, which directly impact the health of Africans. The tragic dilemma is that although Africa is the continent that contributes the least to the earth’s …

Guest view: Global hunger fight means no biofuel

by monique kiplangataClimate Change, Food Security May 19, 2022July 28, 20222 Comments

A farmer spreads nitrogen fertilizer on his wheat field, in Inchy-en-Artois, France, May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol LONDON, June 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Food supplies have shifted rapidly from surplus to shortage, and the United Nations has again warned about the heightened risks of world hunger. Since the time of the Pharaohs, governments have intervened …

You Asked, We Answered: Some Burning Climate Questions

by monique kiplangataClimate Change April 5, 2022August 5, 2022No Comments

The connection between climate change and extreme cold weather involves the polar jet stream in the Northern Hemisphere, strong winds that blow around the globe from west to east at an altitude of 5 to 9 miles. The jet stream naturally shifts north and south, and when it shifts south, it brings frigid Arctic air …

Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Fragile States: Evidence from Panel Estimations

by monique kiplangataClimate Change, Environment March 5, 2022August 5, 2022No Comments

Fragile states in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face challenges to respond to the effects of climate shocks and rising temperatures. Fragility is linked to structural weaknesses, government failure, and lack of institutional basic functions. Against this setup, climate change could add to risks. A panel fixed effects model (1980 to 2019) found that the effect of …

Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa

by monique kiplangataClimate Change October 5, 2021August 8, 2022No Comments

Geneva, 19 October 2021 (WMO) – Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa in 2020, compounding the socio-economic and health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). “During 2020, the climate …

What Is Climate Change?

by monique kiplangataClimate Change August 7, 2021August 5, 2022No Comments

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions …