"Jimmy Carter Closes In On Decades-Long Goal: Eradicating Guinea Worm"
"Former president has played pivotal role in fight against neglected tropical diseases."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/03/2023
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"Climate Change Made Libya's Deadly Rainfall Up To 50 Times More Likely"
"Climate Change made the heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in Libya up to 50 times more likely, scientists said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/20/2023
"Now Available: 2,000 Rhinos, Free to Good Homes With Plenty of Space"
"A herd of 2,000 rhinoceroses urgently in need of a new owner has finally found one: The rhinos and the farm where they live in South Africa have been purchased by a conservation group that plans to release the animals into the wild over the next decade."
Source: NYTimes, 09/19/2023
COP28 Will Be Earth-Shaping News in 2024 and Beyond
When nations converge this fall for the latest round of annual talks on harnessing climate change, they meet at a crucial juncture. Will the increasingly dramatic impacts of global warming, and the prospects of worse, focus their attention enough to bring about progress? In this sweeping analysis, Backgrounder assesses the varied pressures at play at the coming COP28, along with tips for covering it, from up close or afar.
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"Dire Warnings About Libya Dams Went Unheeded"
"“The state wasn’t interested,” said an engineer who published a paper on why Derna’s dams, after decades of postponed repairs, might fail under the stress of a powerful storm."
Source: NYTimes, 09/18/2023
5,300 Are Feared Dead, More Are Missing As Libya Is Devastated By Floods
"Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could spiral with 10,000 people reported still missing after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city."
Source: AP, 09/13/2023
"African Leaders Call For New Global Taxes To Fund Climate Change Action"
"African leaders on Wednesday proposed new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their negotiating position at November's COP28 summit."
Source: Reuters, 09/07/2023
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