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Storm Brian clobbers Ireland and British coastal towns Reuters
Residents of shrinking US island reject 'climate victim' label Reuters
India tops global pollution deaths of 9 million a year - study Anna Pujol-Mazzini
Africa solar home system provider powers up with France's ENGIE Megan Rowling
Rampant land development will worsen U.S. wildfires – experts Gregory Scruggs
As wild weather worsens, Malawi forecasts get a $16 mln makeover Charles Mkoka
Death toll rises to 42 in California wildfires Reuters
$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests Alex Whiting
U.S. firm to build solar plants in blackout-plagued Gaza Reuters
Fiji to sell world's first climate-change "green" bonds Reuters
As scientists ponder "hacking the climate", poor countries wary Anna Pujol-Mazzini
After an August drenching, Karachi confronts rising flood risk Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio
Deforestation drops for first time in years in Brazil's Amazon Reuters
Green and clean, but is your electric car free of slavery? Belinda Goldsmith
Fiji urges "absolute dedication" to toughest climate target Reuters
Irrigation rehab channels life back into Zimbabwe’s parched fields Andrew Mambondiyani
Three dead as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland Reuters
Wildfires kill at least 39 in Portugal and Spain Reuters
Plant more trees to combat climate change - scientists Reuters
As drought hits harvests, Kenya’s farmers mull a seed change Justus Wanzala
"Earth's fruits must be available for all" says pope Alex Whiting
Hunger not an "incurable disease", Pope says Alex Whiting
Pope implicitly criticises US for leaving climate accord Reuters
Firefighters gaining edge in California wildfires after 40 dead Reuters
Vietnam braces for typhoon Khanun after floods kill 72 Reuters
Boosting bees could sweeten chance of a greener Mexico City Sophie Hares
Disaster-hit nations must rebuild better or risk losing insurance Sophie Hares
Mongolia to boost wind capacity amid regional super grid hopes Reuters
EU ministers agree national climate goals ahead of UN talks Reuters
Disasters make 14 mln people homeless each year Adela Suliman
Thousands evacuated in Vietnam as floods, landslides kill 46 Reuters
For Algeria's struggling herders, "drought stops everything" Yasmin Bendaas
Poor nations suffer most deaths, economic pain from wild weather Laurie Goering
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Opinion

Maina Waruru

Is climate change driving more mental illness in Africa?

Losses, displacement and worsening poverty from extreme weather may be bringing a growing disease burden, experts say
Angel Versetti Ambrosus

Combating food waste requires a modern-day solution

Monitoring food shipments with blockchain technology brings a huge range of possibilities of cutting food waste
Jerome Bossuet ICRISAT

Could restoring degraded lands cut down on migration from Niger?

Most Nigeriens depend on farming but widespread soil degradation and climate variability make it difficult to sustain a family all year long
Liz Goodwin World Resources Institute

We have a collective responsibility to halve food loss and waste

Wasting food harms our climate, costs the global economy billions of dollars and strains natural resources

In Depth

FEATURE-Rampant land development will worsen U.S. wildfires – experts
As scientists ponder "hacking the climate," poor countries are wary
After an August drenching, Karachi confronts rising flood risk
Local – not just commercial – crop seeds key to food security, Malawi admits

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As wild weather worsens, forecasting in Malawi gets a $16 million makeover
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