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This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover? Get in touch. A 300-ton mass […]
Navarino, southern Greece. View through the ruins of a destroyed fortress overlooking the bay of Navarino and the lagoon of Gialova, which is an important paleoecological archive. Credit: Ingmar Unkel According to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the global average temperature in 2024 will almost certainly exceed the limit of 1.5°C above the […]
The integration of artificial intelligence into international development is beginning to move from speculative discussion to practical application. At the 2024 Australasian AID Conference, one session explored how AI tools are being developed and tested to enhance development policy and programming, with potentially interesting implications for how aid organisations analyse problems and make decisions. Two […]
A few days after the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku concluded, I reflected on the consequences of Hurricane Beryl ripping through the Caribbean five months ago. In its wake, Grenada, which was left devastated, triggered a hurricane clause allowing it to pause debt servicing for a few years. This provided much-needed liquidity at a […]
THE City Government of Davao officially launched Pasko Fiesta 2024 on Thursday evening, November 28, at Rizal Park. The theme was “Stronger, Brighter, and Happier Together!” The festivities began with the lighting of the giant Christmas tree, lanterns, and dazzling decorations at San Pedro Square, drawing crowds of joyful Dabawenyos. Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” […]
The selected tree is about 25 years old and weighs between 400 to 500 pounds — so heavy that a crane will be brought in to bring the tree to its transport truck. The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm’s Christmas trees would be headed to the White House […]
“Gold, when combined with equities, enhances portfolio stability and helps reduce risk during volatile market periods. Given the current market conditions, investors might consider increasing their gold holdings,” says Vinit Bolinjkar- Head of Research at Ventura Securities. In an interview with ETMarkets, Bolinjkar said: “Silver, too, is expected to rise in value, driven by its […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a curriculum that justified slavery. The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. They include Aberdeen, […]