Both the intensity and duration of extreme weather will worsen further in the northern hemisphere as temperatures rise, scientists warn By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, Aug 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)...
The outbreak had previously been contained to North Kivu and Ituri provinces, with a few cases in neighbouring Uganda By Nellie Peyton DAKAR, Aug 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ebola's spread to a...
By K. Rajendran In Kerala state, authorities and mental health experts are providing community-based care for those struggling to deal with the trauma of flash floods and landslides IDUKKI, India,...
By Beh Lih Yi KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Standing by his daughter's hospital bed, Afghan Lutfullah Ahmad Hussain's eyes welled with tears as he appealed for her life to be...
Malaria, spread when female mosquitoes bite humans, kills almost half a million people each year, with 90% of deaths in Africa By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, Aug 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The death...
By Kim Harrisberg A study says indigenous knowledge on how nature flags up extreme weather is also relevant in urban areas to help alert residents JOHANNESBURG, Aug 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -...
by Elias Ntungwe Ngalame | Thomson Reuters Foundation Tuesday, 30 July 2019 07:00 GMT By Elias Ntungwe Ngalame DOUALA, Cameroon, July 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - John Tabi, a cocoa farmer from...
Money in advance of an expected disaster can give vulnerable people resources to avoid the worst losses, backers say By Naimul Karim DHAKA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Parvin Begum, who...
by Mark Lowcock | United Nations Friday, 19 July 2019 13:23 GMT Military and humanitarian efforts in the Sahel will fail unless there is sustained development, better leadership and action on climate...
by Thin Lei Win | @thinink | Thomson Reuters Foundation Venezuela's economic collapse has unleashed the biggest migratory crisis in recent South American history, with 4 million people leaving...