The African humid period reveals how northern Africa was dramatically wetter during the late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic epochs, when much of the Sahara desert was covered by grasses, trees and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable between 3.5 and 2.5 million years ago ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes. Aa Aa ...

The agriculture sector’s adaptation to climate change in Africa remains severely underfunded, say stakeholders after the U.N.

ACS2 gathered 25,000 leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders in Addis Ababa to coordinate Africa’s climate and development agenda before COP30. Africa is emerging as a major green investment hub, with ...

While past increases over North Africa, East Asia and the Middle East can be attributed to climate change, the researchers could not chalk up increases over the North Atlantic and the North Pacific to ...

Joyce Kimutai receives funding from Imperial College London, Danida and Kenya's Government. A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is entering a period of profound transformation, driven by three powerful megatrends: demographic, climate, and technological change. In MENA, their ...

Delegates walk past a backdrop for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) during the opening of the High-Level Leaders Summit in Addis Ababa, on September 8, 2025. Delegates walk past a backdrop for ...