Threat News Radar

26/01/2024

San Diego had a month of rain in 6 hours. (NBC News, 23 Jan 2024)

Residents in San Diego are recovering from a historic and bizarre bout of winter rain and flash floods. The city was struck with more than a month's worth of...

18/01/2024

15/01/2024

Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged to a previously-unidentified species.

07/01/2024

25/11/2023

"Dublin riots spark warning about far-right groups, misinformation" (CBC News, 24 Nov 2023)

Irish authorities are linking a dramatic night of looting, arson and rioting in Dublin to misinformation spread by far-right groups, in the wake of a knife a...

16/11/2023

15/11/2023

"Five graphics that show some of the biggest threats facing the natural world" (CNN, 6 Nov 2023)

From the Antarctic ice sheet to the Amazon rainforest, the consequences of climate change can be seen right now – but it’s not the only threat to the natural world. In a series of graphics, we take a look at some of the biggest environmental challenges facing our planet.

14/08/2023

"RAF intercepts Russian bombers north of UK" (BBC News, 14 Aug 2023)

The UK government has said the RAF has intercepted two long-range Russian bombers north of the Shetland Islands.An RAF Voyager Tanker Transport was also disp...

05/05/2023

27/04/2023

WEATHER — A variety of extreme weather conditions are expected over the next few days. As far north as Wabasha, Minnesota, streets are under 17-feet of water. The waters along the Mississippi are expected to keep rising in the days ahead. (CBS, 26 Apr 2023)

A severe weather system is stretching across the southern U.S. from Texas to the Gulf Coast and Florida. The storms are expected to bring hail, strong winds,...

17/04/2023

Countries in Crisis 2023 — There are presently many countries in a state of crisis as the result of war, famine, national disasters, and other factors. This ongoing report for 2023 monitors global crisis situations.

Countries in Crisis 2023 Photo by Ahmed akacha on Pexels.com Summary This page provides an overview of countries in crisis as a result of war, natural disasters, economic instability, and social unrest. From one year to the next, the list is generally growing. Typically one or two stories are provid...

07/10/2022

02/10/2022

"New research puts a dollar amount on the climate damages caused by mining Bitcoin, and it’s enormous." (The Verge, 29 Sep 2022)

It’s more like “digital crude” than “digital gold.”

07/09/2022

CLIMATE — According to a PBS report today, California may have a repeat of the 1862 mega flood as 30 days of unending rain drop over 100 inches of precipitation on the state. (PBS, 6 Sep 2022) https://youtu.be/oeoKFK3Ej_0

California is no stranger to extreme weather. It typically comes in the form of severe drought and wildfires, but a new study suggests the Golden State shoul...

06/09/2022

CLIMATE — As reported today by ABC News, there were 54 million people under flood alerts in 10 states from Virginia to New Hampshire. This page has that story and other flooding news. https://resourcesforlife.com/docs/item37349

This page provides a few video reports about world flooding and what people in different regions are doing to address the problem. Videos are posted in chronological order with the most recent at t…

30/08/2022

WATER — There are about 180,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi without drinkable water because the municipal water system is pumping untreated water from the river. Some pumps have completely failed. (GMA, 30 Aug 2022) https://youtu.be/nhBwMh4cTeM

A state of emergency was declared after torrential rain and flooding left Mississippi’s largest city without running water, affecting over 100,000 people.

22/08/2022

Flooding news (21 Aug 2022) https://youtu.be/xbiaYy4zSVU

Moab begins to recover after a flash flood hits the heart of the town Saturday night.

22/08/2022

Flooding (21 Aug 2022) https://youtu.be/Y_72QxLrGJo

This weekend, unrelenting rain is causing flash floods across the southwest. In New Mexico, surging water had stranded 150 tourists at Carlsbad National Park...

14/08/2022

"Europe faces wildfires and extreme drought amid record heatwave" (CBS, 13 Aug 2022) https://youtu.be/S2AN8accqlc

Record temperatures in Europe are leading to unprecedented droughts and wildfires across the continent. Ian Lee has more."CBS Weekend News" and "CBS Evening ...

14/08/2022

Two types of fungi, Aspergillus and Candida auris, are becoming harder to treat with the drugs commonly used for such infections.

11/08/2022

"The US is on a Covid plateau, and no one's sure what will happen next" (CNN, 10 Aug 2022) https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/health/covid-plateau-uncertainty/index.html

The United States seems to have hit a Covid-19 plateau, with more than 40,000 people hospitalized and more than 400 deaths a day consistently over the past month or so.

11/08/2022

"100s could be infected with polio in New York, health officials say" (CBC News, 9 Aug 2022) https://youtu.be/jrwuq6T2dxY

A health official in New York State says hundreds of people could be infected with the polio virus.Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m....

10/08/2022

"The fight for water" (Deutsche Welle, 10 Aug 2022) https://youtu.be/1MZFrJPPIQ8

Climate change is causing temperatures to rise. Extreme weather events and droughts are increasing. Springs and wells are drying up. And everyone needs more ...

07/08/2022

CLIMATE — Death Valley received over 8 months of rainfall in a single day. "About an inch of rain fell within an hour, something which happens on average every 1,000 years." https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/05/us/death-valley-national-park-flooding/

Death Valley National Park announced its closure Friday due to substantial flooding within the park, according to a news release.

07/08/2022

The blaze erupted overnight in Matanzas, east of Havana, prompting evacuations and sending a black plume of smoke over the island nation.

07/08/2022

Why is the Roomba company worth $1.7 billion to Amazon? It’s not the dust, it’s the data.

05/08/2022

Update on Monkeypox potential Global Health Threat. (Wall Street Journal, 3 Aug 2022) https://youtu.be/s8PAcUYRJdE

What smallpox is to humans — monkeypox is to animals. So what happens when a human is infected with an animal disease? WSJ explains the symptoms, reactions a...

30/07/2022

"Epidemiologists warn of critical moment to contain monkeypox" (PBS, 25 Jul 2022) https://youtu.be/ZtDQylx3eTA

Vaccinations against the monkeypox virus are picking up in the U.S., but access and speed of delivery remain issues as cases spread. This comes as the World ...

30/07/2022

A potentially deadly bacteria was found in the United States for the first time in soil and water samples from the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Wednesday.