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Africa: How Degradation and Drought Are Threatening the Land That Feeds Us

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6d ago Expanding farms, population growth, and climate-driven drought in protected areas are driving increased human-elephant conflict in Southern Africa. A new study warns these pressures will expand co… ×2 -2.0
7d ago What happens to workers when drought hits? New research from South Africa finds affected agricultural workers are more likely to change jobs or sectors. Exits from formal employment are estimated t… -4.0
7d ago Today a tornado in Sicily has continued both a sequence of landspouts that has been progressing east across northern Africa in the last two days and Sicily's Summer tendency of producing "somewhat … ×2 +1.0
8d ago 📰 NEWS: Even Africa’s toughest animals are struggling with extreme heat. From donkeys in Tanzania to camels in the Sahara, soaring temperatures and disappearing water sources are pushing animals t… -4.0
6d ago 🔏 ULAANBATAR, Mongolia - On Monday, world leaders met at the Conference of the Parties, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Mongolia to tackle global issues of dese… ×2 +2.0
6d ago 1/2 As COP17 kicks off in Mongolia, allocating $12bn to fight drought and soil degradation is a crucial step. With 50m more people facing hunger from a super El Niño, protecting fertile land isn't … ×2 +5.0
6d ago Nearly 200 nations convene in Mongolia for the UN desertification summit, where over $12 billion has been pledged to combat drought and land degradation across vulnerable countries through 2031. C… ×2 +5.0
7d ago COP17: UN talks over $278bn land degradation and drought funding gap kick off in Mongolia emails.businessgreen.com/businessgree... ×2 -1.0
7d ago #COP17Mongolia #IYRP2026 During the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, delegates in Mongolia, recognizing pastoralists' role in land degradation neutrality, tackling desertification… ×2 +5.5
7d ago Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradati… ×2 +1.5
7d ago COP17: UN talks kick off in Mongolia in bid to address $278bn land degradation and drought funding gap businessgreen.com/ne... ×2 +2.0
7d ago #Asia #Burns #deal #desertification #drought #environment #Europe #HomeOfTheFree 🇪🇺 #Extreme Weather #France #heatwave #Land Degradation #Mongolia #Spain #spotlight #… ×2 -4.0
7d ago www.theguardian.com/environment/... At the core of the Cop17 talks will be the “operationalisation” of the Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership, forged in 2024, with $12bn pledgwd by govs … ×2 +4.0
7d ago Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest: Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradat… ×2 -1.0
6d ago Invest #92W will likely become a Major #Typhoon in the open Western Pacific and is threatening the Mariana Islands, especially Saipan with the possibility of MAJOR IMPACTS depending on how quickly … -4.0
6d ago Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SW Morgan and N Cullman Counties until 7:30 PM CDT with 60 mph wind gusts; storm near Falkville and Hartselle moving SE at 15 mph, threatening Hartselle, Vinemont, E… -4.5
6d ago NY TIMES: Nation’s Largest Reservoirs Are Drying Up, Threatening Life in the Southwest Well described in this 2009 film in which societal breakdown begins with drought in the Southwest -7.0
6d ago Lake Powell and Lake Mead have hit record lows due to severe drought, threatening water and electricity for 35 to 40 million people across seven states. -7.5
6d ago Severe Thunderstorm Warning update for Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, and Limestone Counties; a storm near Killen moves southeast at 25 mph with 60 mph wind gusts threatening Rogersville, Anderson,… -4.0
6d ago 🌍 EXTREME WEATHER & RESILIENCE Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions → Mongabay ↗ -7.5
6d ago Severe Thunderstorm Warning is updated for Orange and Osceola Counties with 60 mph wind gusts threatening Orlando, Kissimmee, Buena Ventura Lakes, and East Lake Toho, so get indoors away from windo… -4.0
6d ago Flash Flood Warning for Barbour, WV, Harrison, WV & Taylor, WV until 7:15 PM EDT. Life-threatening flash flooding from heavy rain is ongoing/expected. Turn around,... Interactive map: https://green… -5.0
6d ago Record-low Lake Powell highlights growing drought challenges in the West Lake Powell's water level has dropped to its lowest ever amid a Western drought, threatening power generation and water sup… -6.0
6d ago A strong thunderstorm near Doctor Phillips and Oak Ridge is moving east at 25 mph with wind gusts to 50 mph, threatening Orlando, Windermere, Bay Lake, and Orlando International Airport with downed… -3.5
6d ago Climate change–exacerbated drought and overconsumption push the Colorado River and Lake Powell’s water levels to an all-time low, threatening hydropower production at Glen Canyon Dam. open.substack… ×2 -4.5
6d ago That emergency weather alert on your phone? Public servants make it possible—federal experts who forecast severe weather and give emergency managers data to protect communities. But that workforce… ×2 -4.0
6d ago #Globalheat&drought are increasingly threatening global hydroelectric/nuclear power sources, threatening electricity to millions of people. Shipping is affected. The Panama Canal is also experien… -6.0
7d ago Hey! Can you sign this urgent petition? Life-threatening heatwaves in the UK are causing chaos and claiming lives. We’re demanding an urgent extreme heat strategy funded by taxing the fossil fuel … +4.0
7d ago As El Niño intensifies, the climate crisis is again threatening to bring more extreme heat, flooding and drought. In Chicago and beyond, workers and tenants are organizing for a different future: … +3.0
7d ago Extreme heat and unreliable water supplies are threatening asset valuations across a growing number of sectors as everything from labor productivity to energy costs gets impacted, according to an a… -4.0

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