It is time for an immediate, long-term ceasefire in the Gaza and West Bank.
A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world's most popular treat.
Is America experiencing a crisis of confidence? That is the assessment of some world leaders from allied and partner nations in recent months. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized the U.S. at the start of the year, “Recent global events in the Taiwan Strait, in the Middle East, in Ukraine are all results of American hesitance to actually lead.”As he addressed Congress earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chided his audience for what he called “an...
Rome, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) During an event held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the 8th edition of the World Food Crisis Report (RCC) was presented. The post FAO launches its annual World Food Crisis Report first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Oases are important habitats and water sources for dryland regions, sustaining 10% of the world's population despite taking up about 1.5% of land area. But in many places, climate change and anthropogenic activities threaten oases' fragile existence. New research shows how the world's oases have grown and shrunk over the past 25 years as water availability patterns have changed and desertification encroaches on these wet refuges.
Near Bogota, Colombia, is the Namigni Animal Sanctuary, a refuge for nearly 400 rescued animals, and it's facing a crisis.
Pakistan is currently facing a severe water crisis that significantly affects its social, environmental, and economic dimensions. Successive governments have been criticized for their lack of action, despite the looming water scarcity that has been evident for decades. During the recent Ramadan Eid, the government in Islamabad was unable to provide adequate water supplies, exacerbating […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 18, 2024 [The following was posted on Facebook by historian and columnist Victor Davis Hanson.] On the eve of the Oct. 7, 2023 massacres, National Security Advisor (Jake Sullivan) bragged in an essay that his Mideast portfolio was “quieter than it has been for decades”. Now we are on the verge […]
Rome, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today that on April 24 it will present the World Food Crisis Report at its headquarters in this capital. The post FAO will present new World Food Crisis Report first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Continual investments in technology and research, innovative infrastructure design and circular economy principles can help Singapore achieve water security in the context of climate change, says Ridzuan Ismail with Singapore’s national water agency, PUB.
From camping beside glacial lakes in Montenegro to birdwatching in Poland, the continent has no shortage of inspiring wilderness adventuresOne of the most incredible bird scenes in Europe took place as I hiked through the Bielawa nature reserve in northern Poland, about 40 miles north of Gdansk. I had left the village of Sławoszyno via a dirt track and was heading towards Kłanino, the open countryside and fields disappearing from my sight as the hedgerows grew taller either side of me. As I...
Cost of environmental damage will be six times higher than price of limiting global heating to 2C, study findsAverage incomes will fall by almost a fifth within the next 26 years as a result of the climate crisis, according to a study that predicts the costs of damage will be six times higher than the price of limiting global heating to 2C.Rising temperatures, heavier rainfall and more frequent and intense extreme weather are projected to cause $38tn (£30tn) of destruction each year by...