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DISASTER1h agoAfrica records world's fastest gains in disaster resilience, new study showsThe World Risk Poll, which surveyed 143,000 people across 140 countries, found North Africa up five points and Southern Africa up four, driven by expanding internet access and household preparedness. Yet 220 million people affected by disasters in the past five years received no warning.EuroNews [en]
DISASTER10h agoThese are the cities around the world that are sinking the fastestUn estudio liderado por la Universidad de Pekín ha analizado imágenes satelitales tomadas entre 2014 y 2023 para medir el hundimiento de la tierra bajo 465 ciudades de 107 países. El resultado es que una gran parte de ellas están afectadas por este fenómeno conocido como subsidencia, que puede provocar daños en edificios, infraestructuras y sistemas de drenaje LeerEl Mundo
DISASTER1d agoEl Nino, hunger and fuel threaten ‘perfect storm’, says World BankThe Telegraph
DISASTER4d agoWhen will El Niño peak and end? A full timeline of the weather phenomenon taking the world by stormA ‘Godzilla’ El Niño is still intensifying in the Pacific. When will we see the weather phenomenon peak – and when will it come to an end?EuroNews [en]
DISASTER5d agoSingapore Becomes World's Most Polluted City Amid Intense Indonesian Hazeheadtopics · united states of america
DISASTER5d agoMan with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police say (World)castanet · united states of america
DISASTER5d agoThe remains of a World War I submarine are spilling explosives into the seaThis is a German submarine that collided with a British mine in 1917 and sank. The submarine is spreading TNT into marine wildlife and the seabed.Clarín
DISASTER5d agoThe world may never go back to how it was after this monster El NiñoThis El Niño is forecast to end around June next year after smashing all records, but its impacts could persist indefinitely in some parts of the worldNew Scientist
DISASTER6d agoSingapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schoolsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTER6d agoWorld News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Greenland forced contraception scandal, FAO hunger updatesNew data on child migrants published on Wednesday highlighted the harrowing treatment many face while travelling to Europe in search of work and shelter.UN News
DISASTER6d agoGirl pleads for world leaders to save her country from climate changeA 13-year-old girl has called on world leaders to act on climate change and save her country, Tuvalu.Al Jazeera [en]