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Fragmentation outweighs forest cover in shaping land surface temperature across half of global forests

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 40, October 2026. SignificanceReducing deforestation and promoting forest restoration are central to international climate mitigation efforts. Yet these policies and agendas primarily target changes in forest area, leaving the thermal influences of fragmentation ...

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Nigeria: Nigeria Faces the World's Highest Projected Death Toll From Super El Niño Heat - What Could Save Lives

[The Conversation Africa] Researchers at the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab combined temperature forecasts with research on how heat affects death rates in more than 24,000 regions…

  • Super El Niño expected to cause 451,000 extra heat deaths globally by 2027.
  • Nigeria to face highest heat mortality with 66,800 additional deaths.
  • Governments advised to provide indoor cooling options to protect vulnerable populations.

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