For three years in a row, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report has identified climate change as the gravest threat for global business and industry. The report notes that “failure in climate change mitigation and adaptation – water crises – natural disasters” will impact business and industry worldwide. Nowhere has seen the impact of climate change …
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New research on how permafrost melting in the Arctic releases carbon dioxide and methane show cause for concern, and some limited optimism We know that Arctic ice is melting. The latest Snow Water, Ice, and Permafrost Assessment (SWIPA) estimate showed that the change is happening so fast that if things go along as before, there will probably …
When tropical cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira, Mozambique on March 14, a spokesperson for the UN World Meteorological Organization called it possibly the the worst weather-related disaster to hit the southern hemisphere. This massive and horrifying storm caused catastrophic flooding and widespread destruction of buildings and roads in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi feared …
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Hoping to increase the resilience of people to tackle climate-change Many Indians, especially in rural areas, are facing the adverse impacts of climate change amid the country’s efforts to lower its carbon emissions and switch to renewable sources of energy. This is exacerbated by high-levels of man-made pollution, rapid industrialization, and environmental damage. As students across the world rally seeking …
For generations healthcare has been episodic – someone gets sick or breaks a bone, they see a doctor, and then they might not see another one until the next time they get sick or injured. Now, as emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence open up new possibilities for the healthcare industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, …
