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New study highlights African cities’ ability to absorb rainfall, prevent floods

 A new, first-of-its-kind study has measured the “sponginess” – or the natural ability to soak up heavy rainfall – in five key cities across Africa. Kigali...

Lagos records first rain in 2023

Some parts of Lagos metropolis on Sunday, January 22, recorded the first rainfall in the year 2023. The rain fell around Lawanson in Surulere, Apapa Road,...

Sydney rainfall makes 2022 wettest year on record

Sydney has officially seen enough rainfall for meteorologists to declare 2022 the Australian city’s wettest year on record on Thursday, October 6. As more than...

Lagos alerts residents of Ogun River banks of possible upsurge in flooding

Lagos State Government has alerted residents of the state especially those residing on the banks of Ogun River of high intensity of flooding occasioned...

Thunderstorms, rains to batter states for three days from Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday, September 12 to Wednesday, September 14, 2022, across the nation. NiMet's weather outlook,...

South-West stakeholders express mixed feelings over irregular rainfall

Stakeholders in South-West Nigeria have differed in their views on the possible effects of the irregular rainfall patterns in year 2021 on agricultural harvest,...

Unprecedented rise of heat and rainfall extremes in observational data

A 90-fold increase in the frequency of monthly heat extremes in the past 10 years compared to 1951-1980 has been found by scientists in...

Rainfall detected over Greenland ice sheet, first since 2019

The National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado on Friday, August 20, 2021 said rain was detected at the highest point...

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Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s 2030 open defecation-free deadline

Stakeholders in the environment space and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) have expressed mixed reactions on the feasibility of...
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AU Climate Summit urges $1.3tr annual fund for Africa

African Union leaders on Sunday, February 16, 2025, demanded a massive increase in climate finance, calling for $1.3 trillion...

PASA wants African nations to prioritise sanitation, hygiene

The Executive Secretary, Pan-African Association of Sanitation Actors (PASA), Mr. Kitch Bawa, has urged African governments to make...

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Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s 2030 open defecation-free deadline

Stakeholders in the environment space and Water, Sanitation and...

AU Climate Summit urges $1.3tr annual fund for Africa

African Union leaders on Sunday, February 16, 2025, demanded...
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