Natural disasters

March 24, 2021

The Bug Picture has worked for the last six weeks in Kenya to pilot a program that pays farmers to collect locusts from their fields in exchange for cash.

Top of The World

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, US trial shows

The World

March 22, 2021

The AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective in stopping severe disease and hospitalization; Israel holds its fourth parliamentary election on Tuesday; torrential rainfall in Australia has forced mass evacuations.

Fukushima 10 Years Later

The world rethought nuclear energy after Fukushima. Climate change complicates it.

The World

March 19, 2021

Some advocates see the carbon-neutral energy source as a powerful tool to combat climate change, but renewables are increasingly a cheaper option.

Energy

Plan to dump Fukushima's radioactive water into ocean causes outcry

Living on Earth

March 15, 2021

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is running out of space to store its radioactive water. Japanese authorities want to release it into the Pacific Ocean.

Immigration

After Texas freeze, immigrants play critical role in repairing tens of thousands of homes

Houston Public Media

March 12, 2021

Three weeks after the devastating winter freeze, Texans are facing major home repairs, and many still don’t have running water. Immigrants will play an outsized role in helping families get their housing back in order, while also dealing with destruction in their own communities.

Critical State

When it rains, it wars: Tracking intersecting security threats, Part II

Inkstick Media

March 09, 2021

Critical State, our foreign policy newsletter, takes a deep dive into a theory about how natural disasters may help and hurt rebel resilience.

Critical State

Climate and human security: Part II

Inkstick Media

February 09, 2021

Critical State, our foreign policy newsletter, takes a deep dive this week into how climate change affects food production and how conflicts over food arise.

Top of The World

India glacier collapse leaves more than 100 missing

The World

February 08, 2021

Top of The World: Rescuers in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand are racing to find more than 100 people missing after a glacier collapsed on Sunday. And, health officials in South Africa announced a halt to the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Also, President Joe Biden on Sunday suggested that the US would not lift sanctions on Iran until it complies with the terms of the nuclear deal.

Environment

Wildfire in west Australia burns more homes in dry wind

Associated Press

February 03, 2021

More than 70 homes have been lost in a wildfire outside Australia's western city of Perth that is expected to continue burning for days.

Climate and human security: Part I

Inkstick Media

February 02, 2021

Critical State, our weekly foreign policy newsletter, takes a deep dive into new research on how climate change endangers urban refugees in Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Natural disasters

This start-up turns locust swarms in Kenya into animal feed

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, US trial shows

The world rethought nuclear energy after Fukushima. Climate change complicates it.

Plan to dump Fukushima's radioactive water into ocean causes outcry

After Texas freeze, immigrants play critical role in repairing tens of thousands of homes

When it rains, it wars: Tracking intersecting security threats, Part II

Climate and human security: Part II

India glacier collapse leaves more than 100 missing

Wildfire in west Australia burns more homes in dry wind

Climate and human security: Part I

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