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Surviving floods and droughts

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

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Desert locusts invade East Africa

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

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

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Mock COP26 calls for rapid action on climate change

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