Disaster

Spending time in nature is a low-cost and highly effective way to improve various aspects of our psychological wellness. science is showing that we can reap the healing powers and gain a host of mental health benefits by spending time with Mother Nature. …

In 2019, HBO premiered Chernobyl, a five-part miniseries that dramatises the disaster at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union on April 26 1986. It chronicles the gripping and emotional story of the worst man-made casualty in history. The miniseries details on how the tragedy began early in the…

This year, for the first time in its long history, Iraq’s Lake Sawa dried up. A combination of bad ownership by local investors, government neglect and climate change has turned Lake Sawa into a salty, flat area. The loss of Lake Sawa is only the latest addition to Iraq’s water shortage. Experts say it is caused by climate change. Iraq has had drought and record low rainfall for years. The importance of water is driving up competition among businessmen and farmers. The poorest Iraqis are affected the most by the disaster.

“Our idea is terrifying” — In June 1991, on the island of Luzon, Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupted after more than 600 years of inactivity. The consequences of this event were catastrophic: 850 people dead, 8,000 houses destroyed, and a further 73,000 damaged. Over the following months, sulfuric acid droplets that came from Mount Pinatubo’s ash…