Climate Facts: 90% of Lake Chad volume lost in last 60 years, says UNEP

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can prove difficult to digest.

TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says the Lake Chad has lost more than 90 percent of its volume since the 1960s.

• The International Energy Agency (IEA) says solar energy capacity has doubled in the last three years — accounting for about 7 percent of global electricity generation.

• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) says lightning strikes are projected to increase by approximately 12 percent for every 1°C rise in global temperature.

• The organisation noted that this surge not only raises the risk of wildfires but also poses threats to human safety and infrastructure.

• IPCC added that the melting of glaciers reduces pressure on earth’s crust which leads to increased volcanic eruptions, and  could have significant implications for global ecosystems and human societies.