Large volcanic eruptions from the Pacific Ring of Fire influenced past climate. These eruptions correlate with major glacial ...

Torrential rains during the Sahel’s rainy season (July to September) caused widespread flooding, displacing millions and submerging tens of thousands of hectares of cropland across Burkina Faso, Chad, ...

The Sahel, the semi-arid African region stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, has become the epicenter of global terrorism, given the high number of attacks by ...

With French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announcing a revamp of France’s military deployment in the Sahel, we take a look at this deeply troubled region and its role in world politics. – What ...

The deadly heat wave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group ...

Heads of state of 17 countries in the Sahel region of Africa will hold a summit on Monday in Niamey to approve a climate investment plan worth $400 billion over 12 years, the Niger government said ...

West Africa’s rainfall regime is dominated by deep convective systems that govern both seasonal totals and sub-daily extremes. The West African monsoon establishes a pronounced north–south migration ...

WARMER oceans may be reponsible for triggering the droughts that have engulfed the Sahel region of Africa for much of the past 30 years. A new comparison of rainfall data with sea surface temperatures ...

Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource scarcity and food ...