Iraq clocks world’s hottest record at 48.7°C (119.7°F)
The Placerville station's data showed that there are 15 cities worldwide registering extremely high temperatures due to climate change.
Syrian conflict
NYC dance company commemorates Dance or Die hero
We told the story to readers of Ahmad Joudeh over two years ago. We shared how, in the middle of the Syrian crisis, despite danger and dire straits, he continued to dance and teach dance to his young students. With a special interest in the Middle East, after studying Arabic and also teaching dance to […]
The war that forces a doomsday seed vault withdrawal
The Svalbard Global seed bank was established in February 2008. It was designed to store seeds for hundreds or even thousands of years in the event of a global disaster. But now, only seven years later, the Syrian civil war made it necessary to withdraw seeds from this doomsday vault. Svalbard Norway: It would have […]
IKEA’s flatpack homes for refugees get a reluctant OK from Lebanon
Lebanon’s government has finally agreed to a trial run of IKEA’s prefabricated flatpack homes designed for refugees, but they’re not excited about it.