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Home / Environment / Disasters

Surviving floods and droughts

Big data can help African countries better weather the storm and survive the drought, argues Claudia Sadoff.

Desert locusts invade East Africa

Widespread hatching of desert locusts has the potential to become a full-blown crisis.

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East Africa’s rising flood threat

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East Africa’s rising flood threat

03/03/21

COVID-19, flooding exacerbate crisis in Kenya

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COVID-19, flooding exacerbate crisis in Kenya

12/02/21

Rain delays ‘predict droughts in hunger-prone regions’

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Rain delays ‘predict droughts in hunger-prone regions’

05/02/21

New locust swarms to attack East Africa

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New locust swarms to attack East Africa

27/01/21

Africa’s elderly bearing the brunt of heatwaves

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Africa’s elderly bearing the brunt of heatwaves

31/12/20

Dimming the sun ‘could cut drought risk by 90 per cent’

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Dimming the sun ‘could cut drought risk by 90 per cent’

14/12/20

Mock COP26 calls for rapid action on climate change

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Mock COP26 calls for rapid action on climate change

10/12/20

Extreme weather events ‘threaten vital infrastructure’

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Extreme weather events ‘threaten vital infrastructure’

08/12/20

East Africa’s operation locust swarm

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East Africa’s operation locust swarm

23/09/20

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