Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries’ gross domestic product.

For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023.

Extreme weather preparedness is essential for today’s farmers. Fortunately, technology offers plenty of ways to make it easier.

Why are rhinos in danger of being wiped out?

You found climate change will reduce Africa’s crop earnings by 30%. How will this affect people?

The world is facing a triple crisis—in development, climate, and nature— and climate action is off track.

Believe it or not, South Africa is a drought-prone country. 

When I took over as the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, I inherited a project that tracks temperature changes since 1880. Using this trove of data, I’ve made climate predictions at the start of every year since 2016.

One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year—El Niño—is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way.

Alongside the hailstorms in Chablis, other areas including Cahors, the Jura, and Bergerac were hit with frosts that have caused significant issues throughout spring.

El Niño has officially come to an end and the ripples from its demise will shake up weather around the globe.

June began, the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts rang in the start of hurricane season — one that has been called everything from “abnormal” to “extraordinary.”

The institution has a role to play in addressing this threat, but there are limits on how far it should go

We are two months away from the start of the 2024/25 summer crop season. Early indications of weather prospects are encouraging, showing a firm likelihood of a La Niña occurrence.

In his Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that the government, "will increase funding to land reform, prioritise the transfer of state land and improve post-settlement support by strengthening the institutional capacity of responsible structures."

The forecast for a scorcher of a summer has been extended to February, according to the SA Weather Service’s latest monthly Seasonal Climate Watch, which looks five months ahead.

Communities across the world are facing two worsening crises: a climate crisis and a care crisis.