Flood of disinformation – Southern Brazil climate emergency aggravated by fake news Published: 5 June 2024 Commentary The damage caused by the rains in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil is yet another example of a climate emergency. Beyond the social and environmental catastrophe, the tragedy has also highlighted another very devastating phenomenon of our times: disinformation. By Manoela Vianna
Coasts: Life in the Danger Zone Published: 2 June 2017 Flooding, erosion, sinking: our coasts are under ever-increasing pressure. People who live in coastal regions are especially endangered – and there are an ever-increasing number of them.
Big Polluters, Pay Up Published: 23 October 2015 As the so-called advanced economies fail to fulfill their commitments to stop climate change, people in Vietnam, Myanmar or on the island states of the Pacific have to pay with their lives. Big Oil, Big Gas, and Big Coal need to accept responsibility and start making real contributions. By Stephen Leonard
The Kashmir floods Published: 17 October 2014 The recent floods in Kashmir have been the biggest and most ferocious in a century leaving hundreds dead and many hundred thousand stranded. The administration was clearly overwhelmed, and many people took things into their own hands. One of them was Kran Kowshik. By Karn Kowshik