Climate & Environment
Sudan floods
Floods in Oroma and Kassala in eastern Sudan. Several villages have been flooded on Wednesday.
Sulawesi island landslide
Deforestation and un-regulated mining operations in remote districts have added to landslide risks in the country.
Cape Town Storms
Authorities have issued weather warnings for the city through to the weekend. They’re predicting torrential rain, strong winds, flooding and possible mudslides.
Heat impacts agriculture in Kashmir
The soaring temperature in Kashmir, a major producer of strawberries and cherries, is impacting the produce of the local farmers.
A steaming hot summer
In the US, nearly 100-million people are under dangerous heat advisories.
Bangladesh heatwave
Despite the heat, about 33M children returned to school on Sunday, with hospitals still receiving a big number of patients suffering heatstroke, dehydration, exhaustion and…
Climate change and health hazards
More than 26M million people worldwide living with chronic kidney disease linked to workplace heat stress.
ILO on climate change
The report estimates that 18,970 lives and 2.09M disability-adjusted life years are lost annually due to the 22.87M occupational injuries, which are attributable to excessive…
Mexico/Water shortage
Last year, the government even tried to induce rain by spraying a chemical mix into the clouds, with questionable results. With recent seasons drier than…
Southern Africa lowest rainfall
Zimbabwe’s government is predicting food shortages, with its grain harvest estimated at 62% below target.
Bengaluru’s water crisis
Bengaluru is home to about 14 million people and is India’s major I.T. which including thousands of startups and international firms like Walmart and Google.
Sumatra’s flooding
75,000 people forced to evacuate in Pesisir Selatan regency in the West Sumatra province after rains lashed parts of the island.
