The Sacrifice Zone

[ad_1] People and Power travels to Zambia to investigate one of the world’s worst ‘sacrifice zones’.Around the world, tens of millions of people live in so-called “sacrifice zones”, areas which have become permanently impaired by environmental degradation, mostly due to...

Earth smashes global heat records for ninth consecutive month

[ad_1] Marine high occurs during what was also the hottest February on record, marking ninth straight month with such a milestone for respective month.Ocean temperatures hit a record high last month, which was also the warmest February on record globally, scientists...

Photos: Norway gives Arctic foxes a helping hand amid climate woes

[ad_1] One by one, the crate doors swing open and five Arctic foxes bound off into the snowy landscape. But in the wilds of southern Norway, the newly freed foxes may struggle to find enough to eat, as the effects of climate change...

Are snakebites rising in South Asia — and what’s responsible?

[ad_1] In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s anthologies, tells a riveting story about racism. In the story, a striped snake called a common krait...
Zambia declares national disaster after drought devastates agriculture

Zambia declares national disaster after drought devastates agriculture

[ad_1] Drought crisis brought on by El Nino and climate change will affect more than a million households, President Hakainde Hichilema says.Zambia has declared the drought the country is currently going through a national disaster, with President Hakainde Hichilema saying...