Photo: Pixabay/12019 Floods have wreaked havoc across much of the United States, with extreme storms and climate change-related disasters becoming more prevalent. For people living in floodplains, each event’s risks can prove devastating. During the summer of this year, about 37 people died after five days of torrential rainfall flooded […]
Read MoreA bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea.
Read MoreCountry: Yemen Source: Save the Children Despite the positive gains made for children during the nationwide truce, more than 330 Yemeni children have been killed or injured in the war so far this year.
Read MoreClimate change activists at COP27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Negotiators which struggled to complete reach agreement on the critical loss and damage fund demanded by developing nations most affected by climate change. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Aimable TwahirwaSHARM EL SHEIKH, Nov 20 2022 (IPS) After a tense impasse and many […]
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Read MoreAccording to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, more than 30 percent of global crop and livestock areas could become climatically unsuitable by 2100, in the worst-case climate scenario. The Southeast Asian region is one of the world’s major producers of agricultural products. However, agriculture yields […]
Read MoreThe United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York provided further clarity to a lingering question in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in ZF Automotive: whether the ZF Automotive decision precluded discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782) in aid of an […]
Read MorePlant-based diets in Europe can secure food volumes lost to Russia-Ukraine conflict, researchers flag (Food Ingredients First) Nov 18, 2022 Nov 17, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 11/18/2022 – 14:13 Plant-based diets in Europe can secure food volumes lost to Russia-Ukraine conflict, researchers flag (Food Ingredients First) Plant-based diets in Europe can […]
Read MoreHundreds of mangrove seedlings are growing in a small bay of an island south of Fiji’s main island Viti Levu. The Pacific Island Countries are vulnerable to climate change and need resources to adapt. Credit: Tom Vierus/Climate Visuals By Labanya Prakash JenaSharm El-Sheikh, Nov 18 2022 (IPS) The Pacific Island […]
Read MoreNorth Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards the east on Friday, a South Korean defense ministry official told CNN.
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