Almost half of WHO's `94 member nations said they "still lacked essential elements of preparedness for radiation emergencies."
Days after the Doomsday Clock moved closer to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse, the World Health Organization released an updated list of medicine and other items for nations to stockpile in case of a radiological or nuclear emergency.
WHO's new policy advice on Friday for catastrophic radiation exposures comes near the one-year mark of Russia's war in Ukraine, which has raised the risk of a nuclear confrontation with the West.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
The U.N. weather agency says some human-induced effects will be 'irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years.'
The Arctic Council finds itself at a difficult crossroads as its member nations move to exploit the region's mineral wealth.
Experts agreed science and diplomacy need to evolve to build trust, solve problems, and promote national interests.
The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
