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Author Archives: Jim Brennan
New strain of bird flu has pandemic potential
Schi-Tech Today reports on an emergent strain of bird flu that has been infecting people in eastern China: Scientists in China have identified an influenza virus that they say has the potential to spread around the world, sickening and killing … Continue reading
Saudi air war struggles to make gains as Yemen fragments
The Washington Post reports on developments in Yemen as the situation there deteriorates: Two weeks into a Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, the airstrikes appear to have accelerated the country’s fragmentation into warring tribes and militias and done little to … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Qaida, Arab world, conflict, disease, Houthi, internal conflict, lack of water, malnutrition, Middle East, military alliance, military intervention, ousted president, Saudi Arabia, Shi'ite, starvation, Sunni, Yemen
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Nearly one in 10 of Europe’s wild bee species face extinction, says study
The Guardian reports on the findings of a recent study done into the condition of the wild bee population in Europe: Europe’s wild bee population is in dramatic decline with nearly one in 10 species facing the threat of extinction, … Continue reading
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Tagged bee population, bees, decline, environmental stressors, Europe, European Union, study, threat of extinction, wild bees
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Farming plan takes root to help north Mali despite drought, conflict
Reuters reports on a plan being implemented by a U.N. agency and the government of Mali to help those living in the north of the country who have recently been affected by drought and conflict: The Malian government and a … Continue reading
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Tagged aid, aid pledge, Bamako, conflict, drought, hunger, hunger alleviation, internal conflict, Mali, Malian Government, the UN, the United Nations, UN
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The Problem Of Environmental Crime
This post on Transconflict.com discusses environmental crime and its contributing factors: Environmental crime is an understated organised criminal activity which is not only placing human lives at risk but is also responsible for the wholesale destruction of the environment and … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer habits, crime, deforestation, demand, environment, environmental crime, environmental destruction, gold, gold mining, illegal activity, illegal logging, illegal mining, lack of enforcement, militant groups, political instability, supply and demand, threat to the habitancy of the world
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Central African Republic Facing Potential Food Shortages
The Guardian reports on a potential food crisis in the Central African Republic: Two years after Séléka rebels ousted the president of the Central African Republic and plunged the country into chaos, farmers urgently need seeds and tools to plant … Continue reading
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Tagged aftermath of conflict, Central African Republic, food crisis, food shortage. humanitarian crisis
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Chile’s Atacama Region Hit By Floods
The Guardian reports on the floods currently affecting the Atacama region in Northern Chile: The president of Chile has flown to the Atacama region in the country’s north where freak rains and flooding left at least seven people dead and … Continue reading
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Tagged Atacama, Chile, emergency, evacuation, evacuations, evacuees, flooding, floods, freak weather
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Islamic State fighters take on Libya’s rival government forces
Reuters reports on the current situation in the ongoing conflict in Libya: Militants claiming allegiance to Islamic State fought forces loyal to Libya’s two rival governments in the central city of Sirte and further east in Benghazi, state media and … Continue reading
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Tagged internal conflict, Islamic State, Libya, power struggle, violent extremists, violent idealogues
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Maharashtra state hit by crop loss after unseasonal rain
The Indian Express reports on crop losses suffered by farmers in Maharashtra state after unseasonal rains hit the area earlier this month (March 2015): Worsening the existing agrarian crisis in Maharashtra, unseasonal rains across the state over the past two … Continue reading
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Pakistan Government To Launch Tree-Planting Campaign In Effort To Tackle Environmental Degradation
The Pakistani Daily Times reports on a new initiative devised by the country’s Federal Minister for Climate Change to try and tackle environmental degradation and air pollution: Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan has said that trees are sign … Continue reading
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Tagged combating the effects of climate change, environmental protection, Islamabad, Pakistan, tree-planting
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