Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2022, while extreme rainfall caused disastrous flooding in Pakistan. In the UK, households and water companies are already being urged to focus on saving water as officials prepare for another dry, hot summer. This w...
Countries such as Pakistan have historically struggled to ensure equal access and quality of education to girls, who have been made even more vulnerable in the wake of recent crises like the 2022 floods. In the absence of adequate state support, the potentialities of community as social support ...
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According to the agreements signed by Turkey, Russia and Iran last September in Sochi, Ankara would have the task of curbing the terrorist militias of the north-west of Syria, supporting the military actions of the NLF, but the resounding advance of HTS at al-Atareb, just like at Darat Iz...
Meet Irum Fawad, a true power-woman, who is relentless in driving changes in Pakistan, for women, for young people, and for broader society. She is a lady with swagger, and I love a lady with swagger. Timothy Ndgewa is the African representative of Rethinking Choices...
Tsunamis, floods, storms, and wildfires do not generate a significant burden of injuries in relation to numbers affected. Summary Earthquake may require surgical assistance, especially for limb injuries; therefore, mainly orthopedic and plastic surgeries are priority specialist areas. Major injuries seem...
See WMO summary of year for info on global extremes – especially floods in Africa, India, Pakistan, China 3 The Polar Ice Caps and other ice features experienced extreme melting this year. This year, Arctic sea ice reached a minimum in both extent (how much of the sea is covered during...
The 2022 floods that affected 33 million people in Pakistan resulted from a confluence of factors. The nation is highly vulnerable to climate change, which requires international action. But internal governance reforms are needed to improve the state's ability to help citizens recover ...
Tsunamis, floods, storms, and wildfires do not generate a significant burden of injuries in relation to numbers affected. Summary Earthquake may require surgical assistance, especially for limb injuries; therefore, mainly orthopedic and plastic surgeries are priority specialist areas. Major injuries seem...
Earthquakes are naturally occurring, unpredictable hazards that could cause a considerable amount of damage to communities and their economies. From 1980 to 2018, 115 catastrophic earthquake and tsunami events caused 806,134 fatalities, US$885 billion in overall losses, and US$119 billion in insured...