2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
Africa
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SUB SAHARAN AFRICA
That the grass seems greener on the other side rings more true for Africans. They have been relying heavily on food imports to combat famine, drought, starvation and malmarition and
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In Court
common concern: A Montana jury ordered ChevronTexaco Corporation to pay us $40.3 million for environmental damage from a gasoline pipeline leak in 1955. The case is of potential concern for
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CENTRAL AFRICA
The beleaguered people of Central Africa are in for more trouble. The Food and Agri cultural Organization ( fao ) has warned that the strife-torn countries in this region will have to increase
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In Brief
PILE OF PERIL: Toxic waste from piles of unused pesticides in Africa is threatening people's health and the environment. Despite several clean-up measures by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture
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In short
ivory crime
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Out of Africa
Out of Africa
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Charcoal diet
scientists working on the east African island of Zanzibar have observed that the red colobus monkey ( Procolobus Kirkii ) has added charcoal to its diet, apparently to help it overcome the
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SOUTH AFRICA
A conser vation row is brewing up in KwaZulu Natal because a mining company has appro a ched the government to set up a coal mine on the border of the Umfolozi Game Reserve. According to Peter
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WEST AFRICA
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given a clean chit to West Africans regarding the deadly Ebola virus. All tests on suspected carriers of the virus have proved negative. The WHO
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Grain gains
A new strain of rice keeps off weeds and trebles yeild