Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post-war recovery, if peace is found: More than a year of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has weakened the country’s fragile economy. This is in addition to triggering a humanitarian crisis, loss of lives, property destruction and income disruptions. Even before the current …
The Doomsday Clock warns the world about catastrophe – here’s why it stands at 90 seconds to midnight: Artstore/Shutterstock The Doomsday Clock, with its hands hovering close to midnight (“doomsday”), is a symbolic device that is designed to warn the world how close it is to catastrophe. Midnight is said to represent the point at …
German police have long collaborated with energy giant RWE to enforce ecological catastrophe: Eviction aftermath in Lutzerath, early 2023. Lützi Lebt / flickr, CC BY-NC-SA In early 2023, the German village of Lützerath was the site of violent clashes between thousands of protesters and police who wanted to clear the village so it could be …
Libya flood disaster: scale of the catastrophe must bring the two warring factions together: A century ago, the coastal city of Derna was well known for picture-perfect beaches, palm trees and whitewashed villas mainly inhabited by Libya’s Italian colonial occupiers. Today, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which brought 400mm of rain to the region, …
The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it: The Arctic’s climate is warming at least four times faster than the global average, causing irrevocable changes to this vast landscape and precarious ecosystem – from the anticipated extinction of …
The Nakba: 75 years after losing their home, the Palestinians are still experiencing the “catastrophe”: When Palestinians commemorate the Nakba (the catastrophe) on May 15, they are not only remembering a violent historical event that took place 75 years ago which led to the uprooting of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland. Nor just the …
Billions still lack access to safe drinking water – this is a global human rights catastrophe: The village well in Mchinji, Malawi. Just 37% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa will be using safely managed drinking water by 2030. Melissa Cooperman/IFPRI/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Leaders and authorities recently gathered in New York for the first UN …
No time for complacency: Somalia’s unfolding famine catastrophe: After being displaced by drought, nearly 300 people, mostly women, and children arrived at Qansahley camp in Dollow, Jubaland, Somalia. Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Somalia is on the brink of catastrophe. A recent assessment suggests that 7.7 million Somalis need emergency aid right now, a …
South Africa in the news: Warning: British & Irish Lions to arrive while Gauteng reels under a Covid-19 ‘catastrophe’: The British & Irish Lions will arrive in South Africa for their highly anticipated 2021 tour on 27 June, into a country in the middle of a massive crisis. One misstep could see the tour collapse.: …
South Africa in the news: World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa: CDC: The world risks a moral catastrophe if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations …: “South Africa” – BingNews U.S. Deaths Pass 350,000; Australia Outbreak Ebbs: Virus Update: The U.S. death toll from …
Why some species thrive after catastrophe – rules for making the most of an apocalypse: Some species can do well in the face of extreme hardship. George Burba/Shutterstock Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid struck the Earth. The world was plunged into darkness, killing the dinosaurs and over 90% of all species alive. Today, every …
Remembering South Africa’s catastrophe: the 1948 poll that heralded apartheid: shutterstock In the backdrop of extensive media coverage of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel – commemorated by Palestinians as the naqba (catastrophe) – it’s important that the 70th anniversary of South Africa’s own tragedy should not pass unnoticed. That …