Extreme weather disasters, increasing as the planet warms, can curb blood donations while increasing demand, a new analysis found.
Tag: Disasters and Emergencies
WHO Member Countries Agree to Pandemic Treaty
The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States withdrew from negotiations after President Trump took office.
A Deadly Earthquake Rocks a Pillar of a Buddhist Nation: Its Monks
The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also devastating for monks, many of whom died under the rubble of collapsed monasteries.
‘Getting Heavier’: Climate Change Primes Storms to Drop More Rain
With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
‘Getting Heavier’: Climate Change Primes Storms to Drop More Rain
With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
How to Stay Safe if You’re Traveling and an Earthquake Strikes
Many popular vacation destinations, like California, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand and the Caribbean are in active quake zones. Here are tips for staying safe.
Why Earthquake Relief Is Slow to Reach Myanmar
Critics say the country’s often-incompetent military government has delayed and restricted the arrival and distribution of crucial aid.
Myanmar Earthquake Pushes a Hospital in Mandalay to Its Limits
Patients had to lie on cardboard or directly on the concrete outside the main hospital in Mandalay. Even before the earthquake, the health care system in Myanmar was under stress.
Myanmar Earthquake Pushes a Hospital in Mandalay to Its Limits
Patients had to lie on cardboard or directly on the concrete outside the main hospital in Mandalay. Even before the earthquake, the health care system in Myanmar was under stress.
Avalanche Buries Road Workers’ Camp in India, Killing 8
Rescuers working in extreme conditions evacuated 46 other construction workers trapped beneath feet of snow.