Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

“Extreme weather and climate change impacts are hitting every single aspect of socio-economic development in Africa and exacerbating hunger, insecurity and displacement,” the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. WMO said that average surface temperature across Africa in 2024 was approximately 0.86°C above the 1991–2020 average. North Africa recorded the highest temperature – […]

Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights

Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights

Investment in organic farming, sustainable textiles and eco-tourism is helping mountain communities in Central Asia adapt to global warming, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday, urging greater support for regions often overlooked in climate discussions. Mountain residents relying on family farming are among the world’s poorest people, said the agency’s Director-General […]

Move Home to Change Habits, to Keep up New Year Resolution: Study

Move Home to Change Habits, to Keep up New Year Resolution: Study

Though 41% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, only 9% said they were successful in keeping them. According to research being presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention 20176, the time for successful habit change is not based on the calendar, but on big changes to our everyday lives like […]