Oil production accounts for 5.8% of Nigeria’s annual GDP and 80% of its government revenue.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 234 – Introduction to Nigeria
Nigeria is entirely tropical, lying between the latitudes of 4°N and 14°N latitude.
Nigeria is entirely tropical, lying between the latitudes of 4°N and 14°N latitude.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 233 – South Africa and Climate Change
South Africa’s climate is subtropical, and ranges from arid in the northwest to rainy in the southeast.
South Africa’s climate is subtropical, and ranges from arid in the northwest to rainy in the southeast.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 232 – Introduction to South Africa
The Republic of South Africa sits at the southern tip of Africa, with coasts on both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
The Republic of South Africa sits at the southern tip of Africa, with coasts on both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 231 – Africa’s Main Climate Change Issues
The mean air temperature in Africa has increased by about 1°C/1.8°F since 1901, slightly above the global land mean.
The mean air temperature in Africa has increased by about 1°C/1.8°F since 1901, slightly above the global land mean.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 230 – Introduction to Climate Justice
In this series I have focused mostly on the physical aspects of climate change: the drivers, the mechanisms, the results.
In this series I have focused mostly on the physical aspects of climate change: the drivers, the mechanisms, the results.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 229 – Overview of the African Climate
Much of Africa sits in the Intertropical Zone, the roughly 47° of latitude between the northern Tropic of Capricorn and the southern Tropic of Cancer.
Much of Africa sits in the Intertropical Zone, the roughly 47° of latitude between the northern Tropic of Capricorn and the southern Tropic of Cancer.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 228 – Africa
Africa is a continent which covers 30.3 million km2/11.7 million mi2, stretching across the equator from roughly 37°N to 34°S latitude, and from 52°E to 17°W longitude.
Africa is a continent which covers 30.3 million km2/11.7 million mi2, stretching across the equator from roughly 37°N to 34°S latitude, and from 52°E to 17°W longitude.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 227 – The Maldives and Sea Level Rise
IPCC models show sea level continuing to rise by another 50-100 cm by 2100, which will make the Maldives partially or totally uninhabitable.
IPCC models show sea level continuing to rise by another 50-100 cm by 2100, which will make the Maldives partially or totally uninhabitable.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 226 – Introduction to the Maldives
The Maldives are an archipelagic nation roughly 750 km/470 mi southwest of India, consisting of 1,190 islands grouped into 26 atolls atop the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge southwest of the Indian mainland.
The Maldives are an archipelagic nation roughly 750 km/470 mi southwest of India, consisting of 1,190 islands grouped into 26 atolls atop the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge southwest of the Indian mainland.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 225 – Impacts on Philippine Agriculture
The Philippines sit entirely in the tropics, and the northwest Pacific is one of the most active areas in the world for cyclones.
The Philippines sit entirely in the tropics, and the northwest Pacific is one of the most active areas in the world for cyclones.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 224 – The Philippines and Climate Change
The Philippines are one of the many countries around the world industrializing late, in an era when climate change science has come of age and is already prescribing emissions limits.
The Philippines are one of the many countries around the world industrializing late, in an era when climate change science has come of age and is already prescribing emissions limits.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 223 – Introduction to the Philippines
The Philippines are an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, bordered to the east by the Philippine Sea (western Pacific Ocean), and to the west by the South China Sea.
The Philippines are an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, bordered to the east by the Philippine Sea (western Pacific Ocean), and to the west by the South China Sea.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 222 – Moving Jakarta
Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta is sinking below sea level, at roughly twice the rate of other large coastal cities worldwide.
Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta is sinking below sea level, at roughly twice the rate of other large coastal cities worldwide.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 221 – Indonesia and Climate Change
As Indonesia industrialized and its population expanded in the late 20th century, temperatures have risen but not markedly.
As Indonesia industrialized and its population expanded in the late 20th century, temperatures have risen but not markedly.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 220 – Human Threats to the Reefs of Indonesia
Coral reefs throughout the world are vulnerable to the impacts of human society and, in particular, global warming.
Coral reefs throughout the world are vulnerable to the impacts of human society and, in particular, global warming.