Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
Tag: Climate Change
El Salvador’s Coffee Growers Affected by...
El Salvador experienced a golden age when coffee farming drove the country’s economy. However, producers claim that climate change, among other factors, is affecting everything
Return to Wood in Brazil
Despite global efforts to control deforestation and reduce air pollution, the Brazilian government claims that at least one-fourth of the country’s 214 million people have returned to cooking with firewood. This is occurring not only in Brazil’s vast forests and rural areas, but also in the country’s largest cities
Global Warming Russia
Parts of the world that were long assumed to be permanently frozen are melting, posing problems for countries like Russia, which has extensive swaths of permafrost
“Delivering Climate Action: For People, Planet,And...
António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a high-level thematic debate on “Delivering Climate Action: for People, Planet, and Prosperity”
South Africa May Change it’s Coal...
Coal accounts for more than 75% of South Africa’s energy supply, but public and corporate pressure is increasing to change that. Protests erupted across the country last week, and a proposed coal power plant backed by China may now be abandoned
Who Will Take Angela Merkel’s Place...
After 16 years as German Chancellor, Germany will choose Angela Merkel’s successor.On September 26, 2021, Germany will hold elections. Federal Chancellor Merkel is not seeking re-election after 16 years at the helm of Germany’s government. Who will take her place?
Flooding is a Major Issue in...
Climate change is high on Germany’s agenda as it prepares to pick a new leader later this month. Hundreds of people were killed by severe floods in July, which scientists blamed on global warming
To Cope With Climate Change, Hawaiians...
Traditional Hawaiian practises are providing insights for coping with climate change. As Mike O’Sullivan from Honolulu reports, they’re looking to the past for inspiration in order to achieve long-term sustainability
Mekong Dams Bring Hardship to Thai...
The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers — a 5,000-kilometer waterway threading from China through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. However, dams have subverted the ecosystem, bringing drought during the monsoon season and high waters when it should be dry. That has forever changed the lives of those who depend on the river for food and work in northeastern Thailand, a poor region bordering Laos and Cambodia
UN Secretary-General Holds “State of the...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (left) has a conversation with Professor Maureen Raymo (not pictured) at Columbia University