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'The Big Melt': stories from the frontlines of climate change

'The Big Melt': stories from the frontlines of climate change

A new book tell first hand stories from Antarctica, Panama, Peru and Fiji that help shed light on the climate crisis and the international efforts of scientists, activists and politicians to address it. ( Leer en español)

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On the front line of climate change: how sea level affects these islands in Panama

On the front line of climate change: how sea level affects these islands in Panama

Rising sea levels are forcing some residents of the autonomous indigenous community of Guna Yala, off Panama's Atlantic coast, to relocate to the mainland. Their fate is an important test case as more coastal communities face the prospect of becoming "climate refugees." ( Ver/leer en español)

Hace 4 años
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Uninsurable": how urban growth and more hurricanes are making property insurance riskier

Uninsurable": how urban growth and more hurricanes are making property insurance riskier

To avoid an insurance crisis, "we, as a society, have to prepare for this... everything has to change, says an authors of a new report by one of the largest reinsurance companies in the world. Otherwise, the risk will grow until some properties become "uninsurable".

Back to square one: with the Taliban back in power, will Afghanistan again become a haven for terrorists?

Back to square one: with the Taliban back in power, will Afghanistan again become a haven for terrorists?

After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan to hunt down Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, to whom the Taliban provided safe haven. Now that they are back in power, will they open their doors again to extremist Islamic groups?

Hace 4 años
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Memories of a Gaza summer

Memories of a Gaza summer

I could see the growing Palestinian anger and frustration after decades of Israeli military occupation. That was 40 years ago, and it has only kept growing. ( Leer en español)

Hace 5 años
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Covid lessons: what my father’s wartime diaries taught me about living through adversity

Covid lessons: what my father’s wartime diaries taught me about living through adversity

Christmas 1940 was the worst of all times in Britain. Most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Hitler was trying to bomb London into submission. My father, aged 20, was training to be an Air Force pilot though he had his misgivings about bombing Germany. ( Leer en español)

Hace 5 años
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How an immigrant scientist paved the way for covid-19 vaccine

How an immigrant scientist paved the way for covid-19 vaccine

Katalin Karikó saw her early research rejected but she persisted and is now tipped for a Nobel Prize together with her colleague Dr Drew Weissman. Their breakthrough invention is now the key to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, and could open the door to new medical cures. ( Leer en español)

Hace 5 años
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