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Australia: Fossil fuel phaseout, not extreme weather, should be our ‘norm’

A new study by World Weather Attribution released on Thursday, January 22, 2026, reveals that fossil fuel emissions made the Australian wildfires this month five times more...

US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires...

Extreme weather kept nearly 250m kids out of school in 2024 – UNICEF

Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms,...

Recent natural disasters have been most impactful stretch of extreme weather in America in 90 years – AccuWeather

Experts at AccuWeather say extreme weather events and disasters in the past 12 months have had the costliest and most widespread impacts that Americans...

Wars, extreme weather conditions displace 35m people in Africa – Report

Wars and extreme weather conditions have driven up the number of people in Africa who are fleeing within their own country. A report by the...

Kofi Domfeh: Our vulnerabilities are exposed by the extreme weather incidents

In just two hours of rainstorm in parts of Ghana, tens of families and households are displaced as their homes are devastated by the...

WMO report highlights threats of climate change, extreme weather

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has highlighted that the relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities in 2022,...

Climate change leading to more extreme weather events, says study

The number of extreme weather events occurring around the world is increasing as a result of climate change, according to a study. Some two-thirds of...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

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