Musinguzi Blanshe

Africa’s Hidden Warming Source: Rice A food-security solution is becoming an unseen driver of the continent's warming.

According to a paper in Scientific Reports, Africa’s massive expansion of rice farming over the past six decades has released vast quantities of methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases.
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Africa’s Hidden Warming Source: Rice A food-security solution is becoming an unseen driver of the continent's warming.

A food-security solution is becoming an unseen driver of the continent's warming, I write in my newsletter out tomorrow morning. #Africa, #warming, #rice #climatechange

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Recently, I visited Bundibugyo, #Uganda’s #cocoa growing region. It produces more than 70% of the country’s cocoa. While prices in the villages can reach as high as $5 per kilogram, the area remains incredibly poor. There is a story to tell there, one I hope to return to, perhaps in 2026.

Africa’s Forests Have Switched Sides in the Climate Fight The forests that once helped cool the planet are now doing the opposite.

Why? Because of deforestation. #forests #Africa #nature
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Africa’s Forests Have Switched Sides in the Climate Fight The forests that once helped cool the planet are now doing the opposite.

Why Africa's forest have switched sides in the fight against climate change. Read and subscribe.
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Digital Health and AI: A Lifeline for Cancer Care in Africa Africa is in a strong position to leapfrog into modern, digital-first health systems.

#Africa is in a strong position to leapfrog into modern, digital-first health systems.

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Why Some Birds Are Skipping Africa? Climate Change The quiet change in bird behaviour tells a bigger story: climate change is redrawing the natural map of migration, one mild winter at a time.

The quiet change in bird behaviour tells a bigger story: climate change is redrawing the natural map of migration, one mild winter at a time. #Africa #ClimateChange #Birds

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Why Central Africa’s Rainforests Matter to You and the Chemistry That Can Help Save Them Demand drives supply. If we stop buying stolen nature, we stop encouraging its destruction.

Demand drives supply. If we stop buying stolen nature, we stop encouraging its destruction. #Africa #Rainforests
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A Simple Cloth Can Save Babies From Malaria in Africa The next great advance in malaria prevention might not hang in a lab but on mother's shoulders.

The next great advance in malaria prevention might not hang in a lab but on mother's shoulders. #Africa #Malaria

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Do Chimpanzees Think Rationally? Yes At a chimpanzee sanctuary in Uganda, researchers made a remarkable finding: chimps possess human-level rationality.

At a chimpanzee sanctuary in #Uganda, researchers made a remarkable finding: #chimpanzees possess human-level rationality.
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Is Africa ready to face climate change? Not at research level: less than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s countries have produced any research on climate change and health.

Not at research level: less than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s countries have produced any research on climate change and health.

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The Antibiotics Are Failing in Africa The problem is not only widespread, it is growing very fast.

The problem is not only widespread, it is growing very fast.
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In Africa, We Don’t Sleep Enough—And That's a Problem A recent global study on sleep piqued my interest in writing about this subject because it revealed that people in small non-industrial countries, where the Africa fall, sleep less.

In Africa, We Don’t Sleep Enough—And That's a Problem
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Men: How Rising Temperatures Affect Sperm Quantity and Quality In this week's issue, we look at research on how rising temperatures affect sperm quality in men, heatwave got many talking in Uganda, a strange illness killing people in DRC, and more.

Men: How Rising #Temperatures Affect Sperm Quantity and Quality.

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