The extraordinary heat spell was expected to subside as warmer El Nino conditions faded last year, but temperatures have stubbornly remained at record or near-record levels well into this year.

However, the growth was tempered by the increase in commodity prices such as coconut oil, which saw a 74% average increase for the quarter amid tight supply due to the effects of El Niño last year.

Children born in 2020 will face “unprecedented exposure” to extreme weather events, including heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, even if warming is limited to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures.

After recording a record loss of N1.27 trillion in 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) returned to profitability in 2024 with a surplus of N38.8 billion, newly released financial statements show.

The “wealthiest 10%” of people on the planet are “responsible” for 65% of the 0.61C increase in global average temperatures over 1990-2020, according to new research. The study, published in Nature ...

A man who a U.S. judge ruled was deported to El Salvador erroneously is called Daniel Lozano-Camargo, according to a new report. Last month, a judge ordered the White House to return an unnamed ...

Mohamed Ibrahim, a polio survivor at Bulla Nyuki in Galbet subcounty, said even though the March-April long rain season is over, they are not yet safe. “We are all aware what the floods have ...

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran native living Maryland, was deported in March to a mega-prison in his home country of El Salvador -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that ...