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A new climate report finds humanity is pushing Earth systems into "dangerous instability."

Poor governance worsens the impact of natural calamities.

Turkish President Erdogan’s mega-infrastructure projects are enriching construction companies while reshaping his country’s waterscape for the worse.

Libya's Government of National Stability, headed by Osama Hammad, announced that it would move forward and unilaterally establish an international conference for the reconstruction of Derna after the devastating Hurricane Daniel. The Hammad government, which does not enjoy international recognition, said that the preparatory committee visited Derna on Friday. The committee toured the venue for the conference and saw the preparations and progress made.

There are forecasts that one hopes will be belied by reality. What we forecasted on these pages a week ago (“The ‘Al-Aqsa Flood' Threatens to Sweep Gaza Away”, Al-Quds al-Arabi, 10 Oct. 2023) on the fourth day of the new Gaza war, is one such instance. Here is what we foresaw:

It’s been a tough month for the country and for the world. In spite of the willful oblivion of many who ignore the news because it’s too “depressing,” disasters have a way of commanding our attention.

Insured losses from severe convective storms in the United States continued to increase during the third quarter, surpassing the $50 billion mark for the

COP28 will bring together countries and stakeholders around four major goals, the first of which I am rather optimistic about, that is an accelerated energy transition.

Satellites and on-the-ground sensors are helping Kenya, Ghana and Zambia tackle inundation risks and farmers cope with drought.

Insured losses from severe convective storms in the United States continued to increase during the third quarter, surpassing the $50 billion mark for the