What is Climate Change? | Start Here

The hard facts about global warming – a defining issue of our time. Climate change is happening now, and even world leaders meeting for climate talks at this year’s Cop25 know we... Read more »

Al-Rustaq Flooding: One of the worst natural disasters you will ever see

Al-Rustaq Flooding: One of the worst natural disasters you will ever see Al Rustaq Flooding in Oman UAE Flooding: Fujairah Flooding Inches Above 100 Years’ Worth of Rain in 12 Hours Catastrophic... Read more »
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Dozens killed as 6.1 magnitude quake shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has killed at least 155 people in Afghanistan, the country’s disaster management authority says. The tremor shook parts of eastern Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan during the... Read more »
Deadly blast at Kyiv TV tower as Russia warns Ukrainian capital

Deadly blast at Kyiv TV tower as Russia warns Ukrainian capital

At least five people have been killed after Russian forces fired at the main television tower in Kyiv and the city’s main Holocaust memorial, Ukrainian officials said, after Russia warned it would... Read more »

What's the way out of Sri Lanka's economic crisis? | Counting the Cost

Sri Lanka’s coffers have all but dried up and it cannot afford to pay for imports. Millions of its people are bearing the brunt of the country’s economic crisis. Basic goods are... Read more »

Fukushima disaster: Japan to release contaminated water into ocean

Japan plans to release water that was contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster into the Pacific Ocean. A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency has been assessing the... Read more »
Joe Rogan, COVID misinformation & Spotify’s $100m dilemma | The Listening Post

Joe Rogan, COVID misinformation & Spotify’s $100m dilemma | The Listening Post

A new front has opened up in the battle over content moderation, turning our attention from Facebook and Twitter to the land of podcasts. Contributors: Zaid Jilani – Writer, Inquire Kat Rosenfield... Read more »

Nepal struggles to rebuild after natural disasters triggered by climate change

Nepal is struggling to rebuild in the aftermath of catastrophic natural disasters in recent months. Hundreds of people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by monsoon rains in June, August and... Read more »

Fukushima nuclear plant operator sued for cancer linked to 2011 disaster

Six people are suing the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. They all lived in Fukushima and developed thyroid cancer after an earthquake and tsunami damaged the reactor in 2011.... Read more »

Explosion in Ghana town kills 17, destroys hundreds of buildings

Rescue teams in western Ghana are searching the site of a huge explosion on Thursday that killed at least 17 people. Dozens were injured in the accidental blast in the western town... Read more »