The problem is that people more and more are building up onto those slopes and living within those catchments.
Environmental Disaster
UN Release $1 Million to Help Emergency Response after La Soufrière Eruption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Monday The United Nations has released $1 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to assist the emergency response and stands ready to provide additional help.
Short-term exposure to air pollution linked with new causes of hospital admissions, substantial economic costs
Hospitalizations for several common diseases—including septicemia (serious bloodstream infection), fluid and electrolyte disorders, renal failure, urinary tract infections, and skin and tissue infections—have been linked for the first time with short-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), according to a comprehensive new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Africa pledges to deliver Blue Economy at Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) 2019
The prospect of a fully sustainable Blue Economy for Africa gathered significant momentum following the second Africa Blue Economy Forum held in Tunis on 25-26 June.
NASA Study: Human Influence on Global Droughts Goes Back 100 Years
Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, according to a study from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies(GISS) in New York City.
Building Sierra Leone is a responsibility of every Sierra Leonean
Progressive Sierra Leoneans, a social media platform created a few months back has proven to the country that Sierra Leoneans are always ready and willing to contribute to nation building when the authorities assure them of transparency and accountability.
As hundreds more still missing, 1,100 households directly affected by flooding in Sierra Leone
The death toll is expected to continue to rise over the next few days and weeks, as emergency teams search through the debris and mud.
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