Climate

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News 2 months ago

Long rains set to begin in February and March countrywide – Met Department

Met Director General Dr David Gikungu revealed on Wednesday that the season in most parts would run between February and June.

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News 2 months ago

Trump’s climate retreat sparks concerns, hopes for new negotiations by Africa

Climate experts see Trump’s executive order as a direct threat to international efforts aimed at limiting temperature rise and mitigating the catastrophic impacts of climate change, particularly for the world’s most vulnerable nations. 

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News 2 months ago

Environmentalists up in arms over activities in Karura Forest despite court order

According to environmentalists, Karura Forest, an iconic symbol of Kenya’s environmental conservation, is under threat despite an existing court order stopping any development activities pending the hearing of a case accusing the government of forest interference.

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News 2 months ago

Study documents extinction threats to world's freshwater species

Researchers assessed the status of 23,496 species of freshwater animals in groups including fishes, crustaceans such as crabs, crayfish and shrimp and insects such as dragonflies and damselflies, finding 24% of them at a high risk of extinction.

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News 2 months ago

2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say

Last year was the world's hottest since records began, and each of the past ten years was among the ten warmest on record.

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News 3 months ago

Judiciary embracing community structures in environmental conservation cases

For generations, the Loita Maasai have relied on their indigenous knowledge to preserve this ecosystem. 

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News 3 months ago

A sustainable Christmas! Nairobi hotels unveil new face of iconic tree

Ngala says that the hotel collaborated with African regionals, a Kenyan company where they sourced 2200 bottles for the customized Christmas tree.

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News 3 months ago

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

Over the past two years, temperature records have been repeatedly shattered by a streak so persistent and puzzling it has tested the best-available scientific predictions about how the climate functions.