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Europe’s Warming Waters Are Attracting Unwanted Marine Life [1]

"From torn nets to decimated local stocks, species drifting in on warmer waters are causing headaches for European fishermen."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Europe [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [10], 11/04/2026
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New Famine Risk Haunts War-Torn Sudan With El Niño-Driven Drought [11]

"After more than three years of war, a lull in fighting raised hopes that a good harvest would ease hunger in Sudan. Instead, El Niño has delivered a damaging drought and, in some areas, led to the lowest rainfall since 1984, the year famine devastated Sudan and Ethiopia."

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [13]
Food [14]
Military [15]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Middle East [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 10/26/2026
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Behind the Crime Rings Trafficking Sand [18]

An investigative journalism pair shone a light on an important but rarely reported subject with huge environmental consequences: the illegal trafficking of massive quantities of natural sand from African countries. Read an interview with Inside Story about their award-winning reporting and learn what surprised them most and how they overcame the story’s unique challenges.

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Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [21]
Natural Resources [22]
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International [23]
Africa [8]
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Public [7]
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Foreign Fishing Fleets Are Robbing West African Countries of Key Nutrients [24]

"Seafood isn’t just a key source of protein and calories; it’s also where millions around the world get essential vitamins and minerals needed to build tissue, fight infections and grow. Yet, as modern mechanized fishing fleets plunder global waters, populations in low-income countries are losing out."

Environmental Health [13]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [14]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [23]
Africa [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 09/25/2026
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1000s Flee Long Drought In Somalia As Hunger Deepens And Aid Shrinks [26]

"After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa with no food and little sense of what would happen next."

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [13]
Food [14]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Middle East [16]
Source: AP [28], 08/13/2026
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Warming Mediterranean Waters Are Drawing Hundreds Of Invasive Species [29]

Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations. As biodiversity diminishes, coastal communities will struggle to make ends meet in the ways they’ve known for generations."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Studies [30]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [31]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Europe [9]
Source: AP [32], 07/31/2026
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"In Gambia, Salt Water Intrusion Is the Leading Edge of Climate Change" [33]

"Salt water from the Atlantic Ocean used to stop 150 kilometers from the mouth of The Gambia River. But now, with sea level rise, it intrudes 300 kilometers or more, triggering an agricultural crisis."

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [27]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 07/13/2026
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Catnip Lotion As Effective As Deet At Repelling Mosquitoes: Study [35]

"A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda."

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [36]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [13]
People & Population [5]
Technology [38]
Public [7]
International [23]
Africa [8]
Source: Guardian [39], 07/08/2026
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Marburg Outbreak Reported In Uganda, Complicating Ebola Response [40]

"Uganda formally reported to the World Health Organization on Tuesday that it had detected a Marburg disease outbreak in the western part of the country, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based global health agency told STAT. The development could further complicate the effort to contain what is already the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record in Central Africa. Both diseases are viral hemorrhagic fevers."

Environmental Health [13]
Forests [41]
Health [42]
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
International [23]
Africa [8]
Source: STAT News [43], 07/01/2026
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"The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?" [44]

"Since April, an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ballooned to 1,114 confirmed cases and 279 deaths, already the third-largest such epidemic since the disease was identified 50 years ago. Despite its worrying size, this outbreak is threaded with mystery — particularly regarding its origins."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [13]
Forests [41]
People & Population [5]
Science [45]
Wildlife [31]
Public [7]
Africa [8]
Source: New York Times [46], 06/25/2026
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