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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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Demolitions: Displaced Makoko residents, others protest at Lagos Assembly

Residents displaced by ongoing demolitions in communities in Lagos State on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, staged a protest at the...
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Climate change: Enhanced international collaboration accelerates global transparency efforts

Transparent climate action and support is a cornerstone of climate cooperation. It equips countries with an evidence base to...

NUPRC assures investors of transparent, competitive licensing round for 50 oil blocks

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has assured prospective investors of a transparent, merit-based and competitive process for...

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Demolitions: Displaced Makoko residents, others protest at Lagos Assembly

Residents displaced by ongoing demolitions in communities in Lagos...

Climate change: Enhanced international collaboration accelerates global transparency efforts

Transparent climate action and support is a cornerstone of...
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