Extreme heat hitting rich and poor harder, global climate index shows
Madrid, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Worsening heatwaves are taking a heavier toll on rich as well as poor countries, according to an annual ranking that measures the damage done by extreme weather to human life and economies. The Global Climate Risk Index, published on Wednesday by environmental thinktank Germanwatch, rated Japan as the most-affected country in 2018, […]
Kenya maps first ‘Climate Atlas’ to battle future food losses
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Kenya will launch its first localised weather modelling system early next year, providing key data on how climate change will impact crop production across the east African nation in the decades to come, the project’s founder said on Tuesday. Developed by researchers at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, […]