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A truck emits a cloud of pollution while driving in Cameroon.
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Side Benefits of Climate Action May Save Millions of Lives in Africa

by Saima May Sidik 21 June 20221 June 2023

Premature deaths due to air pollution would decline across the continent.

A strong wind blows on the coastal city of Maputo, Mozambique.
Posted inNews

Severe Storms Expose Ill-Equipped Weather Stations in Southeast Africa

by Munyaradzi Makoni 16 June 202220 September 2022

The lack of infrastructure is preventing scientists from robustly reporting meteorological information as well as communicating warnings about hazard-prone areas.

Niveau du lac du Nyiragongo au cours du temps.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Mesurer les oscillations d’un lac de lave depuis l’espace

by Michael Poland 19 May 202221 February 2023

Les images satellite permettent de mesurer les oscillations du lac de lave du Nyiragongo (RD Congo). Ces mesures renseignent sur la dynamique du volcan et aident à anticiper ses éruptions futures.

Lava lake activity over time at the Nyiragongo volcano.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Tracking Lava Lake Levels at an African Volcano from Space

by Michael Poland 19 May 20222 August 2022

Satellite data from Nyiragongo Volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo, track changes in summit-crater lava levels that provide a window into eruption dynamics and aid in forecasting future activity.

Skyline of the downtown business district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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New Hazard Exposure Model for Africa

by Munyaradzi Makoni 31 March 202231 March 2022

The rapid pace of urbanization could encroach on hazard-prone regions without adequate land management and building design regulations, a new modeling project shows.

The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is a joint Brazilian-German research station with a 325-meter tower making environmental observations in the Amazon.
Posted inFeatures

Africa’s Earth, Wind, and Fire Keep the Amazon Green

by J. Besl 23 March 202225 March 2022

Jet streams sprinkle North African dust over the Amazon, providing the rain forest with much needed nutrients. Changing wind patterns and increasing smoke may shift the system.

The three CubeSats from the MDASat constellation sit in a clean room at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Satellites Help Cement South Africa’s Space Industry

by Munyaradzi Makoni 16 March 20222 July 2025

A trio of CubeSats allows South Africa to showcase its growing space industry as well as monitor its coastal zones.

An impact on the surface of Mars creates a shower of debris.
Posted inNews

Martian Meteorites Reveal Evidence of a Large Impact

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 March 202215 March 2022

By analyzing rare Martian meteorites, researchers have uncovered a crystalline structure created by a large asteroid or comet impact that potentially affected the Red Planet’s habitability.

Aerial view looking over a coastal island city
Posted inFeatures

A Cagey Approach to Speedy and Safe Seafloor Deployments

by Pascal Pelleau, Ronan Apprioual, Antony Ferrant and Daniel Aslanian 11 March 20227 November 2024

Researchers devised a simple way to deliver ocean bottom seismometers accurately to the seafloor to study ongoing seismic and volcanic activity near the islands of Mayotte.

Ancient ruins
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African World Heritage Sites Jeopardized by Rising Seas

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 24 February 20226 July 2022

Worsening flooding and erosion threaten places of “outstanding universal value” along the continent’s coastlines.

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