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Heat and drought

Extreme heat, droughts and wildfires are becoming increasingly common as global temperatures rise and rain and snowmelt decline.

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Reports & Analysis

Abdullahi Mohamud, a camel herder in Kenya, is seen in front of his camels as he speaks to DW

Desertification drives Kenyan herdsmen to camels

Desertification drives Kenyan herdsmen to camels

Climate change has degraded 75% of the Earth's land, the UN warns. Kenyan herders are already trading cattle for camels.
ClimateDecember 13, 202402:57 min
Italian drought in Sicily impacted farmer

Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?

Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?

Nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 12, 2024
A young person walks through a water fountain

Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico

Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico

In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse.
ScienceDecember 11, 2024
Firefighters and vehicles on a road amid flying sparks and flames

Fast-paced wildfire rages in Malibu area

Fast-paced wildfire rages in Malibu area

Fire officials have said strong winds are hindering efforts to stop the blaze, which has forced thousands to evacuate.
CatastropheDecember 11, 202401:21 min
Delegates attending the COP16 summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

UN COP16 summit tackles forced migration and insecurity

UN COP16 summit tackles forced migration and insecurity

Desertification, land degradation and drought are worsening forced migration and threatening global stability.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 10, 2024
A rounded shaped green zone lies in the middle of a vast desert

Why fertile land is turning to desert

Why fertile land is turning to desert

Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. Can this expanding wasteland be greened and restored?
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 6, 2024
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A teenager tries to push a bike through knee-deep floodwaters

Climate disaster fund to start paying out in 2025

A fund to help climate-vulnerable nations will start paying out next year say officials at UN climate talks in Baku.
ClimateNovember 13, 2024
Illustration of a polluted and flooded city surrounded by water

Flooding, heat waves, and severe storms: Can cities adapt?

Faced with more frequent and intense heat waves, storms and floods, how can cities across the world adapt?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 2024
A nomadic herder prays next to his great-grandson while taking shelter from the sun at the nomadic camp in Toukra in N'Djamena, Chad (file photo)

Chad herders face drought, flood devastation

How will Fadoul Saleh and thousands of other Chadian herders survive as the Sahel is hammered by climate change?
ClimateOctober 23, 2024
Wind gusts twist umbrellas and buffet people during Hurricane Ian in Charleston in South Carolina

What are the La Nina and El Nino climate phenomena?

Here's how the Pacific weather phases of El Nino and La Nina can influence extreme weather across the globe.
ClimateOctober 17, 2024
Drought at a Colombian hydropower plant

Can hydropower hold its own against weather extremes?

What is the role of the water-powered renewable in a world facing increasing drought?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 7, 2024
the line of a fire burns across a once forested area

How to protect the Amazon and who should pay

The Amazon rainforest is battling drought, deforestation and fires. Where is the money to save it coming from?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 4, 2024
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