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Country: Afghanistan Source: Data for Afghanistan Please refer to the attached file. Key Insights: - The median Flour Purchasing Power (FPP) is 10.2 kg of...

Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been far smaller during one of Earth’s most recent warm periods, according to...

Every year, nearly half of Rwanda’s food supply goes uneaten.Inadequate food storage and processing, spoiled harvests and household waste result in a 40% loss of...

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: International Medical Corps Please refer to the attached file. FAST FACTS As of May 25, the DRC had...

Countries: Nigeria, Mali, Niger Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic.

Countries: Nigeria, Mali, Niger Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic.

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Just one year ago, Lars Christian Bacher said his career embodied the energy transition – moving from CFO of Norway’s state-controlled oil company Equinor to...

Scientists have created a global ‘treasure map’ for rare earth elements by uncovering where the strange volcanic rocks that contain them are most likely to...

Written by: Ogie Atadero, Energy Transition Campaigner at 350 Pilipinas There is a particular kind of disbelief that accompanies good news now, especially when it...

According to a European Environment Agency survey of 27,000 people across 27 European countries, published before the war in the Middle East in February, over...

The risk of snakebites is increasing across the world as reptiles shift their habitats to cope with rising temperatures and growing human pressures, a study...

Five of the deaths were by drowning while two people died competing in sporting eventsSeven people have died in France in an extreme early-summer heat...

Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from USUS immigration enforcement flights are producing hundreds of thousands...

Valley Link would connect a potential nuclear reactor and fossil fueled-powered plants to serve suburban data centers.By Charles PaullinGOOCHLAND, Va.—Deborah Blackburn leaned on her cane...

When it comes to California’s climate future, the most important figure in the state’s chaotic governor’s race may not be any of the candidates on...

Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday night at Kenley airfield in south LondonThe UK experienced a ‘tropical night’ on Monday as the record...

Abstract Wildfires are the largest terrestrial source of atmospheric ammonia (NH3), yet their impacts on NH3 concentrations and ammonium (NH4+) deposition remain poorly quantified. In...

People sleep outside because their houses are too hot to inhabit, water is scarce and supermarkets are for the wealthyIf you think the temperature uncomfortable...

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