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UN chief calls for specific commitments, real action to fight climate change

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for specific commitments and real action to fight climate change after speaking out about the severity of...

NiMet DG becomes Nigerian Permanent Representative to WMO

The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Matazu, has become Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). A statement...

Report suggests climate conditions should not inform COVID-19 control measures

A study has cautioned that weather and climate conditions, including the onset of higher temperatures in the northern hemisphere spring, should not be used...

Temperatures are set to rise, UN weather agency warns

Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of the latest La Niña...

UN says 2020 set to become Europe’s hottest year on record

Europe has seen the hottest period on record from January to October, the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in its preliminary annual report...

Carbon dioxide levels hit new record, says WMO

Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per million in 2019, and are expected to keep...

Climate change threatens health, food, water security in Africa – Report

Increasing temperatures and sea levels, changing precipitation patterns and more extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food and water security and socio-economic...

GHG concentrations hit record highs despite COVID-19, science organisations warn

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has coordinated the publication of a multi-organisation high-level compilation of key climate science findings which states that atmospheric greenhouse...

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Climate insurance product for protection of Togolese townships against floods launched

Kloto 1, Golfe 1 and Golfe 7 communes in Togo have officially signed a pioneering insurance policy aimed at...
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Female aurochs leaves European Serengeti to Slovakia to establish new breeding group

A young female aurochs has left European Serengeti, the well-known large herbivore reserve near Prague. It headed for west...

 Electricity crisis: Coalition flays call for resignation of Power Minister

The Coalition of Concerned Progressives (COCOP), a civil society group, has condemned the call for the removal of Minister...

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Female aurochs leaves European Serengeti to Slovakia to establish new breeding group

A young female aurochs has left European Serengeti, the...