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#Climate

  1. Guterres asked every country for a fossil fuel exit roadmap with clear timelines
  2. Nigeria is one of six countries in a new phase of a UN critical minerals initiative
  3. COP31 holds in Antalya, Turkey, in November; Guterres leaves office on 31 December
Gist Reel

World · 2 min read

Guterres uses his last UN climate summit to demand fossil fuel timelines

At his final climate summit as UN chief, António Guterres asked countries for dated fossil fuel exit plans; Nigeria features in a new UN minerals drive.

António Guterres has used his final climate summit as UN secretary-general to press governments for firm dates on quitting coal, oil and gas. Speaking at UN headquarters in New York on 23 September, in the middle of General Assembly week, he urged every country to produce a credible roadmap away from fossil fuels, with clear timelines attached. His message mixed…

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  1. NIHSA's newest advisory covers 17 states, eight at high risk, from 28 September to 4 October
  2. River floods often follow rain that fell far upstream days earlier
  3. Act early: move people, livestock and valuables to higher ground
Gist Reel

Science · 3 min read

How Nigeria’s flood warnings work, and how to read the next alert

A NIHSA alert put parts of 15 states at high flood risk last week. Here is the science behind the forecasts and what each warning asks you to do.

Updated 18:23 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: NIHSA has issued a new flood advisory covering 17 states from 28 September to 4 October, with eight at high risk. Last week the flood warnings came thick and fast. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) issued an alert, coded NFA-2026-262, placing parts of 15 states at high risk of flooding between 19 and…

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