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1 day ago · 15 July 2024 Climate and Environment. Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and waste, according to the new Global Foresight Report produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) released on Monday.
1 day ago · Six fatalities were reported and more than 200 were injured in the event. About 46,000 people were displaced by the event and at least 7,000 among them were rendered homeless. Estimated damage to properties is amounting to 154 million pesos.
Jun 18, 2024 · 2010 Haiti earthquake, large-scale earthquake that occurred January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola, comprising the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island. An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos.
Jul 8, 2024 · The UN Secretary-General has called for safeguarding Earth’s vital ecosystems from rampant pollution, worsening climate impacts and “biodiversity decimation”.
3 days ago · An extinction event (also known as a mass extinction or biotic crisis) is a widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth. Such an event is identified by a sharp fall in the diversity and abundance of multicellular organisms.
Jun 18, 2024 · Haiti earthquake of 2010: search and rescue. Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's search-and-rescue team rescuing a woman from a collapsed building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 17, 2010. (more) Listen to a surgeon sharing his experiences of treating survivors of the Haiti earthquake of 2010.
6 days ago · What does it mean to be living through Earth's 6th mass extinction event? ... But when it seems like everything is a crisis, it can be overwhelming.
