Michigan flood hits record level, dam breaches ‘historic event’ playing out in midst of coronavirus, Whitmer says

Floodwaters in central Michigan broke records early Wednesday and threatened to rise even higher after catastrophic dam failures forced about 10,000 people to evacuate as the region faces an additional hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the Tittabawassee River in the city of Midland reached its highest level ever Wednesday morning at … Read More

The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic – 770,000 AIDS deaths in 2018

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s most serious public health challenges. But there is a global commitment to stopping new HIV infections and ensuring that everyone with HIV has access to HIV treatment. According to UNAIDS : … Read More

Preliminary 6.4 magnitude earthquake in western Nevada felt from Utah to California

“It’s a pretty good-sized quake,” a U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist said. The temblor struck 4.7 miles deep, causing at least six aftershocks, including two with a magnitude of 5.4. A preliminary 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a remote part of western Nevada … Read More

2000-2010 drought in Upper Missouri River Basin driest in 1,200 years

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. and one in Canada has found that the 2000-2010 drought in the Upper Missouri River Basin was the driest in the past 1,200 years. … Read More

Syria – a looming pandemic catastrophe

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Russian television channel NTV, in Damascus, Syria in this handout released on June 24, 2018. SANA/Handout via REUTERS Sir, – President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is reported in The Irish Times … Read More

Coronavirus pandemic could last 2 years, 70 percent of world population needs immunity: researchers

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered the planet since first appearing in late 2019, infecting more than 3 million and resulting in the deaths of at … Read More

Pandemic 2020: Layoff-related deaths exceed COVID-19 deaths by 41%

Our most recent research is on nursing homes, hospices, and hospitals with a NY focus. Covid deaths are exaggerated because of how they are reported and many are reported as COVID deaths without being tested. Moreover, there is a financial … Read More

“Murder hornets” have now entered the U.S. — and they could decimate the honeybee population

A roughly 2-inch long insect known as the “murder hornet” has made its way to the U.S. for the first time ever, researchers said. The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has been known to kill up to 50 people a … Read More

Environmental disasters across world in April 2020

Authorities in Afghanistan warn more than 7 million people still at risk as 56 people die from severe flooding. ANKARA The fourth month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including severe flooding in … Read More

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