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Floods force 100,000 out of their homes – and the water in this African city is still rising

WORLD OF TROUBLE: People fleeing the rising waters around Lake Tanganyika in Burundi are fighting for space and humanitarian care with refugees escaping civil war. Donald Trump’s slashing of international aid money has made a dangerous situation even more perilous. World affairs editor Sam Kiley investigates

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025

‘More science will save lives’: Deadly rainfall in Colombia and Venezuela highlights research gap

Scientists say inconclusive results in a climate attribution study on deadly floods and landslides in Colombia and Venezuela expose inequality in climate research.

Euronews · Jul 17, 2025

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991 and 2020.

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2025