Climate change, debt and COVID-19
This study provides an analysis of the linkages between multi-hazard exposure, lack of resilience, resulting disaster risk with related loss and damage, sovereign debt risks, and the lack of investment
El Salvador
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Moderate quake hits El Salvador, no injuries reported
A moderate earthquake was felt in El Salvador on Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said a 4.9 quake struck offshore about 40 miles
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Pediatric oncology as the next global child health priority: The need for national childhood cancer strategies in low- and middle-income countries
<p>This article published in 17 June 2014 edition of the journal PLos Medicine outlines why pediatric cancer should now be considered a global child health priority, describes the need for national childhood cancer strategies (NCCS), and highlights necessary policy components to reduce LMIC pediatric cancer mortality rates.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001656" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Deadly Illness in Nicaragua Baffles Experts
During the harvest season, when exhausted workers spend seven days a week cutting sugar cane, the signs of illness were hard to spot at first. It was in the off-season, out on the baseball field, that
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Taken by storm: responding to the impacts of climate change
Christian Aid publishes a report showing the devastating effects of climate change, with communities worldwide, particularly in worst hit poorer countries, being forced to change their way of life. While
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Emerging Economies Lead Climate Action, Globe Study Finds
Nations have passed almost 500 laws to tackle climate change, with emerging economies led by Mexico and China making the most progress last year, a study by Globe International found. A total of 62
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El Salvador volcano spews more ash, gases
A volcano in eastern El Salvador belched more ash and gases on Monday after a big eruption on Sunday that drove more than 1,600 people into emergency shelters. No major injuries or damage were reported.
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Central American coffee farmers fear ruin from rust fungus
Central American coffee industry officials say the region's arabica crop is weathering an outbreak of leaf-rust fungus, but try telling that to small-hold farmers like Graciela Alvarenga. Her 0.3 hectare
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Pinpoint climate studies flag trouble for Mexico, Central American farmers
A growing body of scientific evidence ranks Mexico and its southern neighbors near the top of the list of countries most vulnerable to global warming, and advances in micro-forecasting foresee a grim future
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7.4-point earthquake off El Salvador coast
A strong earkthquake measuring 7.4 shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador early Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 0437 GMT,
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Quake of 7.4 magnitude hits off El Salvador coast: USGS
A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit in the Pacific Ocean about 78 miles off the coast of El Salvador late Sunday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is expected,