"Here we show that iron bound to dust from the Sahara blown westward over the Atlantic has properties that change with the distance traveled: the greater this distance, the more bioreactive the iron," ...

The peak of hurricane season is Sept. 10 but through this week the last named storm that formed was Ernesto on Aug. 12.

THE rising frequency and intensity of climate change related weather extremes are becoming costly for African economies, a ...

Floods across a swath of central and West Africa have displaced at least 2.9 million people, killed about 1,000 and are ...

Heavy rain pummeling Africa's Sahara Desert could point to why the Atlantic Ocean has seen so few hurricanes this year.

The impacts of a triple planetary crisis are scarring Africa’s landscapes, depleting the continent’s oceans and freshwater ...

Spain’s prime minister embarked on a three-day tour of West Africa on Tuesday as the European nation struggled to contain the number of people making the dangerous ...

National governments are on the frontline of this crisis, with WFP’s support providing crucial food and nutrition assistance ...

August 2024 was Earth’s warmest August in analysis of global data going back to 1850, and the past three months (summer in ...

The journey took five nights and six days. During the day, the sun over the choppy Atlantic Ocean was scorching hot. At night ...

The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) is significantly stepping up its development support with nearly ...