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Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.

Two government agencies are set to implement a project that will create a geospatial database of the country’s natural resources, and monitor the National Greening Program (NGP) through the use of spaceborne data. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) signed a memorandum…

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. But building resilience is expensive, and the wealthy can afford to do it for themselves.

Tens of thousands of Austin households and businesses went days without electricity after a winter storm wreaked havoc across Texas.

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. But building resilience is expensive.

"Last year permitting reform emerged as one of the most divisive climate policy debates in the United States. During my own reporting on geothermal energy, an underutilized source of renewable power, industry representatives insisted that the onerous permitting process is the single biggest challenge to expanding geothermal development."

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

More and more, the global community is waking up to scientific research from our continent. It has had global ripple effect, shifting the narrative from research about Africa and Africans, to research by Africans for Africans and the rest of the world, writes Wim de Villiers.