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.
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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.
Camels renowned for surviving extreme heat and prolonged drought are dying across parts of North Africa and the Horn of Africa as temperatures exceeding 50C overwhelm their natural defences.
