Environment
HumAngle’s Climate Desk researches, evaluates information about climate change, its characteristics, causes and impacts, and ways to mitigate it.
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Nigerians Should Brace For More Flooding In 2023, Say Government
Nigeria’s authorities expect intense and widespread flooding during the rainy season this year. The warning comes as vulnerable communities are…
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Lack Of Food Grips Community In Northeast Nigeria In Flood Aftermath
Hassan Gagiyo Dumbari thought with the huge investment he made last year in his farm in Gashua, Northeast Nigeria, his…
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Government Blames Population For Deadly Cameroon Flood
A terrifying mudslide that slipped off the side of Mount Cameroon and flowed into the town of Buea, killing two…
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Sea Surges Drive Ondo Community From Homes, Oil Spills Ruin Businesses
After losing his first house to a sea surge in 2015, Oluwole Omope built another from his little earnings as…
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More Heat, New Inequities: The Poor At Greater Risk When Temperatures Climb
This time of year the weather in the northern part of Nigeria changes from the cool-dry harmattan to the hot…
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Conservationists Push Back Emerging Threats Against Yankari Wildlife
The loud crunching sound of dry leaves beneath boots suddenly went cold as the expedition came to a halt. A…
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Seeds Of Hope: How Tree Planting Is Making Kano Green
Dahir M. Hashim could vividly remember a time when Kurna, the place of his birth, was a lush and verdant…
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The Risks That Come With Drilling Oil In Nigeria’s North
Nigerian authorities have announced the discovery of oil and gas deposits in the savannah drylands of the north amid a…
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Majority Of African Cities At Risk Of Devastating Climate Crisis
An estimated 70 per cent of African cities, including West Africa’s economic hub Lagos, are at high risk of climate…
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Gender-Climate Solutions Are Not A Women-Only Issue, Report Says
In a world where climate change is fundamentally altering the way food is grown and how rural people make their…
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