Aug 22, 2019 Jan Cortes Although unbeknown to many, the intricate relationship between our atmosphere and our oceans is best shown in the eastern Pacific. As a response to the trade winds, […]
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El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear
DON JENKINS August, 2019 A weak El Nino went away in July as sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean along the equator cooled to within a normal range, the National Oceanic and […]
Drought! A Zimbabwe Case Study
Originally published January 2017 The Government of Zimbabwe has been under fire from the international community because of the lack of relevant democratic institutions, a result of the Mugabe regime’s attempt to hold […]
Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation after severe droughts, UN food agency says
By Mark Chingono and Bukola Adebayo August 7, 2019 A woman fetches water from a spring in Harare. Harare (CNN)More than two million people in Zimbabwe are facing starvation after a severe […]
The Ostrich Paradox ($.99!!)
Why We Underprepare for Disasters Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther “The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and […]
How El Niño is threatening livelihoods
El Niño-driven drought has already left more than 34 million people hungry in Eastern and Southern Africa, and this is set to double in 2016. ActionAid is helping people in the countries most […]
July 2019 El Niño update: I think I’ll go for a walk
Author: Emily Becker El Niño is hanging on by its fingernails, but forecasters predict this event will wind down within the next couple of months. It’s likely that the temperature of the tropical Pacific Ocean […]