Marc Padeu, a painter from Cameroon, draws inspiration from Renaissance art brought into an African landscape. The above painting is title “Sous le poids de la coupe” — under the weight of the cup. Copyright The Artist/Courtesy Larkin Dureyhide caption
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A potential “super” El Niño weather event, driven by warming Pacific Ocean temperatures, could wipe between $10 billion and $20 billion from the economies of Africa’s hardest-hit countries while triggering mass displacement, higher food prices and increased government borrowing, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned.
Europe is experiencing increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves. From Southern Europe to Central Europe, record-breaking temperatures are posing new challenges for energy infrastructure. As photovoltaic installations continue to expand across the continent, solar systems are increasingly being tested by more extreme climate conditions.
