OCHA reports 25% rise in attacks on civilians, with displacement and flooding compounding humanitarian crisis. On Monday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that 694,700 people have been affected by natural disasters in Colombia, 74,400 displaced, 113,200 confined and 736,000 subjected to mobility restrictions. RELATED: Colombia Totally Bans Coal […]

Floods in the United States represent one of the country’s most recurrent, costly, and devastating natural threats. The recent events in southern Texas on July 4, 2025, have highlighted the growing vulnerability of American communities to extreme weather phenomena. RELATED: Texas Flooding is ‘Act of God,’ Says White House Press Secretary More than 25 centimeters […]

The measures will apply to large ocean-going vessels exceeding 5,000 gross tonnage. Following years of intense negotiations, nations reached a landmark agreement on Friday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping by setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism. RELATED: Russian Scientists Develop Arctic Climate Monitoring System The framework, approved […]

On Thursday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains are affecting nearly 1 million people in East Africa. Related: S.Africa: Death Toll in Building Collapse Rises to 7, 39 Still Missing According to UNICEF, large numbers of people have been displaced in Burundi, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania, […]