Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, has a chief heat officer, the first in Africa. She has her work cut out for her.
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To address Africa’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels and hydropower, there is a need for investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
The Arctic is on average around 3℃ warmer than it was in 1980.
Informal settlements in Dar es Salaam are highly vulnerable to the health effects of heat.
A new assessment found substantial warming is much more solidly assured than we thought.
Despite clear air as a result of the pandemic reducing human activities, our emissions still soar.
A new study has reported the world will lose almost half of its valuable sandy beaches by 2100 as sea levels rise. But cutting our emissions could keep some intact.
Perhaps 2℃ doesn’t sound like much, but if you look through history, 2℃ temperature changes have had huge effects on the planet and people.
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Chair Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of Bristol
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Michael Bird is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research at the University of Technology Sydney and Chief Investigator of ARC Centre for Excellence in Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Ocean and Climate Change, Australian National University
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Associate Researcher, African Climate & Development Initiative and Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Akure
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ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, University of Queensland, and Professor and Head of School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury
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Associate Research Scientist, NASA
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Postdoctoral Scholar in International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
