by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 17, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano triggered a tsunami on the shores of Tonga and cut off phone and internet lines for the entire island. International communication has been severely hampered by damage to an undersea cable, which could take...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 17, 2022 | Disaster & Management, International News
Saturday’s eruption was so powerful that space satellites captured not only huge clouds of ash but also an atmospheric shockwave that radiated out from the volcano at close to the speed of sound Some volcanologists are likening the eruption to the 1991 Pinatubo...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 17, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic, Wealth Management/ Philanthropy
A new billionaire has been created every 26 hours since the pandemic began. – More than 160 million people are estimated to have been pushed into poverty during the health crisis The world’s 10 wealthiest people more than doubled their fortunes to $1.5...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 17, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
In a pilot initiative, advisories will be provided to small farmers of the state, which is particularly prone to cyclones, to help them adapt to impact of the climate crisis The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Odisha government have joined hands to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 17, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The good news is that nature-based solutions for infrastructure are 50 per cent cheaper than alternatives and deliver 28 per cent greater added value in terms of productivity, while they can also create much-needed jobs nearly 60 million by 2030 if necessary...
