Jun 27, 2021
Manchester – For Asia, where more countries are facing greater environmental risks than in other parts of the globe, climate change is an imminent issue that could threaten the lives of people through natural disasters, displacement from homes and shortages of natural resources.
According to an environmental risk assessment published in May, Asia is home to 99 of the world’s 100 most vulnerable cities. The report found 80% of these are in India or China, while Jakarta was named the city most vulnerable to environmental hazards.
Research also shows the most marginalized people will experience the greatest impact from climate change. U.N. figures indicate that 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. Indigenous people, who comprise less than 5% of the world population, protect 80% of global biodiversity and face constant battles to preserve their livelihoods from the exploitation of natural resources.
When an area is struck by disease, chaos can often consume a community as it tries to organize in the midst of fear and confusion.Martial Ndeffo, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical S
Gates Scholar Akayla Brown Decides to Attend Howard University
Akayla Brown picked an HBCU as her college choice.
Akayla Brown- photo credit- Facebook
Like many high school seniors who are heading to college in the fall, Akayla Brown recently had an impactful decision to make about where she would attend college.
The Philadelphia Tribunereported that the highly sought-after Gates Scholar decided her official college pick would be Howard University. Among many requirements of the highly selective Gates Scholarship, applicants who are minority high school seniors must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. The Gates Scholarship website said that the scholarship is awarded to 300 student leaders yearly, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential. The ideal candidate is described as someone who is in the top 10% of his or her graduating class.
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Protecting publicly owned federal lands essential for reaching net-zero emissions April 28, 2021 11:11 AM CDT By Kaya Axelsson, Kate Cullen And Stephen Lezak
A petroleum industry storage tank and a drilling rig sit on leased land owned by the federal government, with the Front range of the Rocky Mountains rising up in the background, near Mead, Colo. | Brennan Linsley / AP
Editor’s Note:
The following article was originally written before the April 22 Earth Day summit of global leaders, at which new emissions targets were set, including a commitment from the Biden administration for a 50% reduction of the U.S. 2005 level by 2030. Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress are making climate policy central to governing after four years of the disastrous a
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