Archive for the Knowledge and Information Category

Turkey Military Offensive Causes Dangerous Conditions in Syria Last week, Turkey began a military offensive to take out the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in north-eastern Syria. The violence is causing hundreds of thousands of civilians to be in danger and is affecting humanitarian aid in the area.

WHO Concerned with Measles Epidemics Around the World Due to major gaps in vaccination coverage, World Health Organization (WHO) experts are very concerned with measles epidemics increasing around the world. The data was revealed at a two-day meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on

Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti Worsens Due to Massive Protests In the last couple weeks, the United Nations humanitarian efforts in Haiti have been affected by massive anti-government protests demanding that President Jovenel Moise leave office. The protests have been chaotic and include people burning car tires and

Tropical Depression Imelda Causes Life-Threatening Flooding in Southeast Texas Tropical Depression Imelda has resulted in almost 36 inches of rain and flooding in areas of southeast Texas. Imelda has caused disruptions at Houston’s airport, an evacuation of a hospital and TV station and has flooded roads and

Tropical Storm Lorena Moving Toward Mexico; Other Storms Also Threatening Mexico has declared a hurricane warning for its southwest Pacific coast as Tropical Storm Lorena is expected to impact the region today. Puerto Vallarta down to the port of Manzanillo may be impacted by the storm. Tropical

Hurricane Humberto Increases to Category 2; Storm Threatens Bermuda Hurricane Humberto is currently a Category 2 storm and may threaten Bermuda with heavy rain, strong winds and large swells this week. It is expected to strengthen into Wednesday and is moving east-northeastward away from Southeastern US. A