The proportion of undernourished people living in countries in conflict and protracted crises is almost three times higher than that in other developing countries. Conflicts have proliferated around the world and with them has come a rise in food insecurity. … Read More
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JAKARTA: A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake hit East Nusa Tenggara province … Read More
Countless research papers and government reports have said it, but the wildfires in Northern California this month brought it home: Climate change is fueling larger, more frequent and more devastating wildfires in the state, and communities have to start making … Read More
Financial Times: Medieval diseases are making a grim comeback “…While the plague seems to us a medieval affliction, it has never fully disappeared. … Now the World Health Organization has noted an unusually large outbreak of plague in Madagascar. … … Read More
Over 1 million people in Somalia have been forced to abandon their homes this year seeking food and water, mainly due to drought. “We are alarmed at the massive scale of this crisis. On average, a staggering 3,500 people per … Read More
Half of all South Sudanese depend on food aid. This is not only because of droughts, but also bloody power struggles. The main victims in this cycle of violence and hunger are women and children. “Delkhiin Khunsnii Khotolbor” might be … Read More
RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP /Getty Images Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria nearly a month ago, but recovery from the Category 5 storm is just beginning. “People are dying in this country,” San Juan Mayor, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, pointed outon September 30 — prior to President Trump’s visit … Read More
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — At the airport, in the banks, and elsewhere in public, people are wearing protective masks. Gatherings are forbidden and schools remain closed. The president is talking about “war” in the face of the outbreak of the highly … Read More
‘Catastrophic breeding event’ leads to demands for a marine protected area to be set up in East Antarctica London: A colony of about 40,000 Adelie penguins in Antarctica has suffered a “catastrophic breeding event” — all but two chicks have … Read More