Cyclone Fytia hit Madagascar at the weekend, flooding large parts of the northwest of the main island and leaving three ...

An existing body of research indicates that climate change is making tropical cyclones wetter and more powerful. Now, a new study is indicating the same thing may be happening to the precursors of ...

As Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi continue struggling to cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, it’s worth noting while the storm was exceptional in its destructive power, the risk of flooding in ...

The entire north of the island nation, which lies 400 kilometres (250 miles) east of mainland Africa, is on "red alert". "Enawo made landfall and struck... with terrible winds of 210 km/h (130 mph) ...

Cyclones accounted for over half the losses on the continent, Munich Re reports, with less than 20% of the damages covered by insurance. Natural disasters in Africa caused about $3 billion in economic ...

Climate change could cause more than 500,000 additional malaria deaths in Africa by 2050 Extreme weather could generate over 100 million new cases in 25 years under current emissions paths Floods and ...