La Niña climate cycle sparks 30% jump in cases of life-threatening diarrhoea in Africa’

A weather phenomenon that triggers torrential rain could cause a spike in diarrhoea cases among African children, a study shows.  Researchers found rates of the illness – which kills thousands of youngsters in Africa every year – soared by a third in a region worst-hit by La Niña.  La Niña occurs between every three and seven … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Climate change isn’t merely an ethical issue, it’s a serious financial one too

Businesses are outraged over the six months of fresh Brexit purgatory to which they are condemned, but there are some problems that are even more difficult than extricating ourselves from the EU. Climate change, to name one. It used to be left to the lentil-munchers, but it has gone mainstream in the financial world as … Read more