2 yr. ago
*Foreign Oil Firms Inflict Environmental Disaster on Akwa Ibom Communities* https://ioinews.org/akwa-i...
Foreign Oil Firms Inflict Environmental Disaster on Akwa Ibom Communities - ioiNEWS.org
Residents of Okoro-Utip, a community in Akwa Ibom, are grappling with the enduring consequences of oil exploration and spills
https://ioinews.org/akwa-ibom-state-residents-lament-environmental-degradation-by-exxon-mobil/
2 yr. ago
*Fukushima Disaster: China Urges ***** an to Review Radioactive Water Discharge into Ocean, to Avert Irreversible Consequences* https://ioinews.org/fukush...
Fukushima Disaster: China Urges Japan to Review Radioactive Water Discharge into Ocean, to Avert Irreversible Consequences - ioiNEWS.org
In response to Japan's ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water, China has urged its neighboring country to exercise caution
https://ioinews.org/fukushima-disaster-china-urges-japan-to-review-radioactive-water-discharge-into-ocean-to-avert-irreversible-consequences/
4 yr. ago
More than half of public health issues in Africa linked to climate change: WHO
More than half of the 2 121 public health events recorded in the past two decades in Africa were climate-related, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report to mark World Health Day. Natural disasters had also spiked dramatically since 2010, with 70% of all-natural disasters occurring between 2017 and 2021.
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More than half of the 2 121 public health events recorded in the past two decades in Africa were climate-related, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report to mark World Health Day. Natural disasters had also spiked dramatically since 2010, with 70% of all-natural disasters occurring between 2017 and 2021.
#who #africa #naturaldisaster
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4 yr. ago
Africa's water security perilous - but data reveals surprises
Little of Africa's wastewater is treated, water for drinking and hand-washing is scarce for hundreds of millions of people, and water-related disasters like flooding are on the rise, particularly in West Africa.
#africa #africawastewater #westafricanleaders
Little of Africa's wastewater is treated, water for drinking and hand-washing is scarce for hundreds of millions of people, and water-related disasters like flooding are on the rise, particularly in West Africa.
#africa #africawastewater #westafricanleaders
4 yr. ago
'Victims on every floor': Nine kids among 19 dead in New York fire
Nine children were among at least 19 people killed and dozens injured when a fire tore through a high-rise apartment building in New York on Sunday in one of America's worst residential fires in recent memory.
#newyorkfire #america #disaster
Nine children were among at least 19 people killed and dozens injured when a fire tore through a high-rise apartment building in New York on Sunday in one of America's worst residential fires in recent memory.
#newyorkfire #america #disaster
4 yr. ago
It is One minute to Midnight on Doomsday Clock- Boris Johnson
Boris tells COP that the 'doomsday device' is real and it is 'one minute to midnight' to stop climate disaster - but Xi Jinping will not even give 'virtual' speech after snub and Turkish President stays away
#borisjohnson #xijinping #climate
Boris tells COP that the 'doomsday device' is real and it is 'one minute to midnight' to stop climate disaster - but Xi Jinping will not even give 'virtual' speech after snub and Turkish President stays away
#borisjohnson #xijinping #climate
