In the era of forever wars, recruits who are lured by substantial rewards can sign up for more than they realize, writes Rebecca Gordon. By Rebecca Gordon TomDispatch.com A young friend is seriously considering joining her state’s National Guard. She’s a…Read more →
Typhoons, earthquakes, flooding – natural disasters are increasing in frequency and scale. Sue Adkins, international director at Business in the Community, tells us what businesses are doing to help NGOs, humanitarian aid agencies, governments and citizens when disaster strikesThe post ‘When disaster strikes, business builds bridges’ appeared first on Positive News.
The European Union has teamed up with African governments to fund local climate research centres and help the continent prepare for natural disasters
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Image: Palestinians ride horse carts as they evacuate their animals in the village of Al-Moghraga after it was flooded by rain water, near central Gaza Strip February 22, 2015. (Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa )
RT | October 28, 2014 A local council has voted to re-open the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant on the outermost western coast of Japan, despite local opposition and meteorologists’ warnings, following tremors in a nearby volcano. Nineteen out of 26 members of the city council of Satsumasendai approved the reopening that is scheduled to take […]
By Michel Chossudovsky | RT | November 14, 2013
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the strongest tropical typhoon ever recorded, has resulted in devastating consequences for the Philippines. The natural disaster took the lives of more than 10,000 people.
An estimated 615,000 residents have been displaced. Up to 4.3 million people have been affected, according to government sources.
