Africa: Only 3 Years Left - New Study Warns the World Is Running Out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change

Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. Read more »

Africa: Green Energy and Protecting Nature Get the Thumbs Up in Climate Change Study in 68 Countries

Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods that have historically been rare… Read more »

Africa: Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems - Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times

Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that - navigate climate shocks… Read more »

Africa: Guineafowl Can Outsmart Extreme Temperatures - We Spent a Year Finding Out How

Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa's most familiar birds - the… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Freshwater Ecosystems Depend On Little Creatures Like Insects and Snails - Study Maps Overlooked Species

Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity. Read more »

Africa: Berg Winds in South Africa - the Winter Weather Pattern That Increases Wildfire Risks

Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the relationship between weather and fire, in particular how… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Plants - a Database Project Has Recorded 65,000 Species - and Is Still Growing

The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and Madagascar. Since 2006, every plant species ever… Read more »

Africa: Can You Trust Climate Information? How and Why Powerful Players Are Misleading the Public

Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Has Doubled the World's Heatwaves - How Africa Is Affected

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures… Read more »

Africa: African Women Are Key to Fighting Climate Change - These Are the Green Skills They Will Need

Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They've faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making… Read more »

Africa: Bats Get Fat to Survive Hard Times. but Climate Change Is Threatening Their Survival Strategy

Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent… Read more »

South Africa: Battery Swapping Stations Powered By Solar and Wind - We Show How This Could Work for Electric Vehicles in South Africa

Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by… Read more »

Africa: What Ancient Ice Sheets Can Tell Us About Future Sea Level Rise

When visiting Godrevy beach on the north Cornish coast, most people look out to sea at the lighthouse, surfers and seals rather than the cliffs behind. But these cliffs hold a… Read more »

Africa: 58 Percent of Human Infectious Diseases Can Be Worsened By Climate Change

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like plague, our… Read more »

Africa: These World Heritage Sites Are Under Threat From Climate Change

Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity creation, for… Read more »