Monsoons have become increasingly erratic each year, with experts pointing to climate change as a significant factor.The most vulnerable communities across South Asia are grappling with unprecedented rainfall, deadly floods and landslides, raising the question: Are monsoons getting worse? And if so, what can be done to protect these communities? In this episode, we discuss climate change, infrastructure, government responsibility and local disaster initiatives. Presenter: Anelise Borges Guests:Roxy Mathew Koll – Climate scientistDisha Ravi – Climate justice activistFarzana Faruk Jhumu – UNICEF Bangladesh Youth AdvocateShah Chowdhury – Co-founder & president, Footsteps Bangladesh Source link
Author: Team_NationalNewsBrief
Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III is likely to miss the start of the regular season with a right hamstring strain, per ESPN insider Tim MacMahon. New Orleans announced Thursday that Murphy suffered the strain during their training camp in Nashville, Tennesse. After an MRI confirmed his injury, Murphy will be re-evaluated in “approximately three weeks.”Modern NBA history suggests that a hamstring strain is a tricky injury that could hinder a player for extended periods of a season. As such, Murphy’s three-week recovery timeline does not guarantee his availability for the season opener against the Bulls on Oct. 23 or the first…
Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. No matter what business you’re in, ensuring our family’s safety online has never been more important. With cyber threats like data breaches, malware, and inappropriate content becoming more prevalent, protecting your family’s digital world can feel overwhelming, and it can take up space in your mind that could otherwise be put to use growing your business.With AdGuard’s Family Plan, you can stop worrying…
The European Space Agency’s Hera mission will study the asteroids Dimorphos and Didymos, aided by two CubeSats called Juventas and MilaniESA/ScienceOffice.org Two years after a NASA spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos, another mission to map the space rock is about to launch. The data it collects will refine Earth’s planetary defences against asteroid threats, say researchers. In 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos at 6.6 kilometres per second as it orbited its parent asteroid Didymos. The mission was an attempt to show that bodies on a collision course with our planet could…
Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh next week, his first foray into the election as a battleground-state surrogate.The event, according to a senior Harris campaign official, will launch a larger effort by Obama, who intends to ramp up his campaigning for Harris in the final stretch of the election cycle.“President Obama believes the stakes of this election could not be more consequential and that is why he is doing everything he can to help elect Vice President Harris, Governor Walz and Democrats across the country,” Eric Schulz, a senior adviser to Obama, said…
Recovering from a stroke can be a long process, requiring hours of repetitive exercises to regain limb function. Robotic “coaches” programmed to guide stroke and brain injury survivors through rehabilitation exercises could soon be tested in Scotland. Using a headset worn by the participant, the Nao robot picks up patient brain waves to understand their intended movements and guide them through therapy. Following the completion of this successful trial, the hope is to run others here in Scotland.It’s already been successfully trialled in the Austrian capital Vienna as part of an international pilot study led by researchers from the UK’s…
Bring on the election fraud! The Democrats will not stop until every illegal migrant has cast a vote for Harris-Walz. The establishment has abruptly halted every attempt to restore America’s electoral process. Now, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Alabama for removing illegal migrants from voter roles. The DOJ is demanding that the state of Alabama register everyone it removed from the voting registration, claiming that the state also included legal citizens. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen believes that 3,251 illegal voters were identified and promptly removed 84 days prior to the election. The DOJ has…
Senate Democrats, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) A 16-state coalition led by Texas has sued the Biden administration to stop a widespread amnesty plan from going into effect. They did so two months after President Joe Biden announced the plan designed to fast track a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who’ve been living in the country illegally for more than 10 years and who are married to a U.S. citizen. RELATED: Trump Highlights Violent Crimes Committed by Foreign Nationals at Border Event Part of his plan was implemented…
While many were speculating that a second season would hit Hulu next year, the MomTok moms made the announcement official in their own ways on TikTok on Thursday. Viewers and loyal fans are sharing their excitement over the news and pointing out that a few moms from season 1 are missing from the videos.Article continues below advertisement’The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Is Officially Coming Back For Season 2!TikTok | Mayci Neeley”The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” took Hulu by storm with a dramatic season 1 that dropped in early September. It left fans wanting more and now it’s been…
G7 CALLS FOR RESTRAINT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Iran will pay for Tuesday’s missile attack, and Washington said it would work with its longtime ally to ensure Iran faced “severe consequences”. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking in Doha, said on Thursday that Tehran would be ready to respond. “Any type of military attack, terrorist act or crossing our red lines will be met with a decisive response by our armed forces,” he said. Israel, which has been fighting Hamas in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for almost a year, sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday after…