News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 255
"New Normal" for the U.S., All Too Familiar for the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Aug 31 (IPS) - The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines says that it hopes that the devastating loss and damage that Hurricane Harvey has wrought in Texas might inspire the government of President Donald Trump to rethink its position on climate change.
Rising Temperatures May Limit Aircraft Takeoffs Globally
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Aug 29 (IPS) - Rising temperatures due to global warming may ground up to a third of airplanes worldwide in the decades to come, according to a recently published analysis by Columbia University.
Freshwater to Sea, the Resilience of Oceans
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Aug 28 (IPS) - It is a great pleasure to join you today at World Water Week and to be here in Stockholm. This city has been at the forefront of sustainable development since it hosted the first Earth Summit back in 1972, the same year I started my public service as a rural development officer in Fiji!
20,000 Civilians Trapped in Raqqa City, Deemed “The Worst Place on Earth”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The battle to reclaim Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL/Da'esh), has raised concerns among top UN officials as at least 20,000 civilians remain trapped under heavy fire in the city. Last week Monday, 42 civilians, including 12 women and 19 children, were killed in an air attack, according to the AP.
On Climate Finance, "The SIDS Can't Wait"
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Aug 28 (IPS) - Saint Lucia's Prime Minister Allen Chastanet warns that the clock is running out for small states such as those in the Caribbean as they struggle to develop infrastructure capable of withstanding changes in weather conditions - and that wealthier nations need to step up levels of aid.
Global Warming Puts Asia’s Vital Yields at High Risk
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 28 (IPS) - While mainstream media have been widely reporting on the dramatic consequences of tropical storm Harvey in the United States, which has been characterised as the fiercest hurricane to hit this country in over a decade, global warming is expected to have a significant impact on "future yields of everything from rice to fish, particularly in countries situated closer to the equator," the United Nations warned.
St. Lucia’s PM on Climate Change: “Time Is Against Us”
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Aug 28 (IPS) - A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prime minister has reiterated the call for developed countries to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in their quest to combat the effects of climate change.
Building Climate Resilience in Coastal Communities of the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
NEGRIL, Jamaica, Aug 24 (IPS) - Ceylon Clayton is trying to revive a sea moss growing project he and friends started a few years ago to supplement their dwindling earnings as fishermen.
Disaster Strikes Freetown - over 400 Dead and 600 Still Missing
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Aug 23 (IPS) - In the early hours of Monday morning, August 14, torrential rains hit Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city. Several areas of the city were flooded, as houses were either partially submerged under water or destroyed.
Buffalo Revive Local Economy in Remote Bay of Bengal Islands
- Inter Press Service
BHOLA, Bangladesh, Aug 22 (IPS) - Visitors might be confused after arriving in Char Chatkimarai, a tiny island of eight square miles situated in the extreme south of Bangladesh close to the Bay of Bengal. Many might think they have just landed in an amazing part of a big national park of buffalo.
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