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Natural disaster

desert-locust
March 23rd, 2020
Locust invasion and the food crisis in Horn of Africa
topic:Natural disaster
by:Bob Koigi
The Horn of Africa has in recent months been battling a locust invasion of epidemic proportions.
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Merry Crisis Australia Scott Marsh Cropped
January 04th, 2020
Happy fireworks Australia: the show must go on
topic:Climate Change
by:Murat Suner
Australian leaders are letting the world down again. COP25 and the wildfire disaster shows their disregard for the climate crisis and their moral duties.
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iceberg
December 23rd, 2019
The catastrophes threatening global peace and order
topic:Peace and Reconciliation
by:Bob Koigi
Conflicts, climate change, displacements and underperforming economies have defined 2019 as the world increasingly becomes a tough place to live in.
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flood Kenya
December 16th, 2019
Africa’s floods of despair
topic:Natural disaster
by:Bob Koigi
East, Central and South Africa are the latest regions in the continent to experience unprecedented floods that have so far claimed over 300 lives.
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SierraLeone
December 11th, 2019
Yelibuya, the sinking Sierra Leone island town
topic:Natural disaster
by:Bob Koigi
Sierra Leone continues to experience the aftershocks of climate change.
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climate change
December 06th, 2019
UN Climate Change Conference: #TimeForAction?
topic:Climate action
by:Frank Odenthal
The fight for a healthy environment sometimes looks like a puzzle. One piece of it might be the COP25. We ask, how?
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Broadway_G_stair_jeh
November 28th, 2019
NYC subways tested against storm surges
topic:Climate action
by:Yair Oded
MTA intentionally flooded NYC subway station to test a gate designed to protect it from super storms intensified by climate change.
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elephants zimbabwe
November 25th, 2019
Zimbabwe elephant deaths blamed on ban in wildlife trade
topic:Animal Cruelty
by:Cyril Zenda
Hundreds of elephants have died during a severe drought in Zimbabwe.
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paris climate agreement
November 07th, 2019
U.S. announces official withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
topic:Climate action
by:Yair Oded
The Trump administration began the process of withdrawing the United Stated from the Paris Climate Agreement, threatening the survival of the treaty.
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October 14th, 2019
Flood turns dreams into nightmare in the megacity Lagos
topic:Natural disaster
by:Ndubuaku Kanayo
The city of Lagos, with a population of over 21 million people, experiences untold economic and environment hardship anytime it rains.
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bolsonaro-brazil
October 01st, 2019
Bolsonaro keeps failing, but Brazil still can count on its activists
topic:Climate action
by:Ellen Nemitz
"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words!”, Greta Thunberg
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zimbabwe aid
May 20th, 2019
Politicisation, theft of Cyclone Idai aid worsen survivors’ anguish in Zimbabwe
topic:Natural disaster
by:Cyril Zenda
Weeks after the calamity of Cyclone Idai, nothing had changed for the villagers around the Nyahode River in Zimbabwe.
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coralreef
November 29th, 2018
Another Threat to Coral Reefs: ‘Shifting Baselines’ of What’s Normal
topic:Ocean Pollution
partner:NewsDeeply
A 19-year-long study on the impact of bleaching and cyclones on a section of the Great Barrier Reef underscores the challenges for a healthy coral ecosystem
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California Wildfires
November 08th, 2018
Inmates in California are helping the state tame wildfires
topic:Natural disaster
by:Shira Jeczmien
As the dangerously sweltering months fall behind us, California continues to grapple with the longlasting effects of the record-breaking number of wildfires
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180528-Radio-Dabanga-portraits-by_Irina_Raiu-5894
September 24th, 2018
What is Radio Dabanga?
topic:Freedom of Expression
by:Frank Odenthal
A radio station in Amsterdam provides independent news for the people in Darfur.
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ethiopia poor
March 19th, 2018
Ethiopia bets on cash and food transfers to cushion rural poor
topic:Food Security
by:Bob Koigi
Ethiopia has been a frontrunner, running one of the largest cash and transfer programme dubbed The Productive Safety Net Programme.
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