Ebola Outbreak ‘Still Evolving’ as Deaths Pass 3,000 03/09/2026 Stefan Anderson More than 3,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak out of 6,250 confirmed cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday, as the virus kills nearly half of those it infects and outpaces efforts to contain it. “The numbers are telling the story,” Dr […] Continue reading -> World Has No Realistic Path to Meet 1.5ºC Warming Target, UN Declares 02/09/2026 Stefan Anderson The world has failed to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) declared on Wednesday. In a sprawling 141-page report, UNEP found there is no realistic pathway to prevent warming from exceeding the threshold. “The most stringent emission reduction pathways that were available around the […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Ebola Responders Mounts in DRC as Red Cross Condemns Attacks 24/08/2026 Stefan Anderson Twelve Red Cross volunteers have been injured and an ambulance set on fire in 11 violent incidents during the 100 days since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its Ebola outbreak, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said Monday. Three volunteers taking part in response activities were attacked and injured by a […] Continue reading -> London’s Clean Air Zone Reverses Pollution Damage to Children’s Lungs 20/08/2026 Stefan Anderson The lung capacity of thousands of children stunted by traffic fumes on London’s streets recovered fully in the five years after the city imposed limits on its most polluting vehicles, a landmark study has found. The research, published Tuesday in The Lancet Public Health, tracked more than 3,400 children in London and Luton, a commuter […] Continue reading -> A Year After Collapse in Geneva, Plastics Treaty Negotiations Remain Paralysed 14/08/2026 Stefan Anderson When 175 countries unanimously voted in Nairobi in March 2022 to negotiate a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, the move was hailed as the most significant step in global environmental negotiations since the Paris climate accord. Now, a year to the day after two weeks of talks and a 24-hour final negotiating marathon […] Continue reading -> The Case Against Fauci Was Never About the Origins of COVID-19 11/08/2026 Stefan Anderson For nearly three hours on 29 July, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard one sentence repeated over a hundred times. “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.” Dr Anthony Fauci, the 85-year-old retired director of the National […] Continue reading -> Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
World Has No Realistic Path to Meet 1.5ºC Warming Target, UN Declares 02/09/2026 Stefan Anderson The world has failed to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) declared on Wednesday. In a sprawling 141-page report, UNEP found there is no realistic pathway to prevent warming from exceeding the threshold. “The most stringent emission reduction pathways that were available around the […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Ebola Responders Mounts in DRC as Red Cross Condemns Attacks 24/08/2026 Stefan Anderson Twelve Red Cross volunteers have been injured and an ambulance set on fire in 11 violent incidents during the 100 days since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its Ebola outbreak, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said Monday. Three volunteers taking part in response activities were attacked and injured by a […] Continue reading -> London’s Clean Air Zone Reverses Pollution Damage to Children’s Lungs 20/08/2026 Stefan Anderson The lung capacity of thousands of children stunted by traffic fumes on London’s streets recovered fully in the five years after the city imposed limits on its most polluting vehicles, a landmark study has found. The research, published Tuesday in The Lancet Public Health, tracked more than 3,400 children in London and Luton, a commuter […] Continue reading -> A Year After Collapse in Geneva, Plastics Treaty Negotiations Remain Paralysed 14/08/2026 Stefan Anderson When 175 countries unanimously voted in Nairobi in March 2022 to negotiate a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, the move was hailed as the most significant step in global environmental negotiations since the Paris climate accord. Now, a year to the day after two weeks of talks and a 24-hour final negotiating marathon […] Continue reading -> The Case Against Fauci Was Never About the Origins of COVID-19 11/08/2026 Stefan Anderson For nearly three hours on 29 July, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard one sentence repeated over a hundred times. “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.” Dr Anthony Fauci, the 85-year-old retired director of the National […] Continue reading -> Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Violence Against Ebola Responders Mounts in DRC as Red Cross Condemns Attacks 24/08/2026 Stefan Anderson Twelve Red Cross volunteers have been injured and an ambulance set on fire in 11 violent incidents during the 100 days since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its Ebola outbreak, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said Monday. Three volunteers taking part in response activities were attacked and injured by a […] Continue reading -> London’s Clean Air Zone Reverses Pollution Damage to Children’s Lungs 20/08/2026 Stefan Anderson The lung capacity of thousands of children stunted by traffic fumes on London’s streets recovered fully in the five years after the city imposed limits on its most polluting vehicles, a landmark study has found. The research, published Tuesday in The Lancet Public Health, tracked more than 3,400 children in London and Luton, a commuter […] Continue reading -> A Year After Collapse in Geneva, Plastics Treaty Negotiations Remain Paralysed 14/08/2026 Stefan Anderson When 175 countries unanimously voted in Nairobi in March 2022 to negotiate a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, the move was hailed as the most significant step in global environmental negotiations since the Paris climate accord. Now, a year to the day after two weeks of talks and a 24-hour final negotiating marathon […] Continue reading -> The Case Against Fauci Was Never About the Origins of COVID-19 11/08/2026 Stefan Anderson For nearly three hours on 29 July, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard one sentence repeated over a hundred times. “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.” Dr Anthony Fauci, the 85-year-old retired director of the National […] Continue reading -> Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
London’s Clean Air Zone Reverses Pollution Damage to Children’s Lungs 20/08/2026 Stefan Anderson The lung capacity of thousands of children stunted by traffic fumes on London’s streets recovered fully in the five years after the city imposed limits on its most polluting vehicles, a landmark study has found. The research, published Tuesday in The Lancet Public Health, tracked more than 3,400 children in London and Luton, a commuter […] Continue reading -> A Year After Collapse in Geneva, Plastics Treaty Negotiations Remain Paralysed 14/08/2026 Stefan Anderson When 175 countries unanimously voted in Nairobi in March 2022 to negotiate a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, the move was hailed as the most significant step in global environmental negotiations since the Paris climate accord. Now, a year to the day after two weeks of talks and a 24-hour final negotiating marathon […] Continue reading -> The Case Against Fauci Was Never About the Origins of COVID-19 11/08/2026 Stefan Anderson For nearly three hours on 29 July, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard one sentence repeated over a hundred times. “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.” Dr Anthony Fauci, the 85-year-old retired director of the National […] Continue reading -> Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
A Year After Collapse in Geneva, Plastics Treaty Negotiations Remain Paralysed 14/08/2026 Stefan Anderson When 175 countries unanimously voted in Nairobi in March 2022 to negotiate a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, the move was hailed as the most significant step in global environmental negotiations since the Paris climate accord. Now, a year to the day after two weeks of talks and a 24-hour final negotiating marathon […] Continue reading -> The Case Against Fauci Was Never About the Origins of COVID-19 11/08/2026 Stefan Anderson For nearly three hours on 29 July, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard one sentence repeated over a hundred times. “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.” Dr Anthony Fauci, the 85-year-old retired director of the National […] Continue reading -> Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
The Case Against Fauci Was Never About the Origins of COVID-19 11/08/2026 Stefan Anderson For nearly three hours on 29 July, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard one sentence repeated over a hundred times. “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.” Dr Anthony Fauci, the 85-year-old retired director of the National […] Continue reading -> Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Sexual Violence Surges in Eastern DRC as Conflict and Ebola Overwhelm Health System 30/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region overrun by a civil war that has displaced millions, recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to a […] Continue reading -> ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
‘Fire-Breathing Dragon Clouds’: The Health Threat of Wildfire Smoke Choking Europe and the World 29/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Nine miles south of the picturesque French city of Bordeaux, firefighters are at war with a phenomenon straight out of an apocalyptic epic. Scientists call them pyrocumulonimbus, or PyroCbs. NASA calls them the “fire-breathing dragon of clouds”. The port capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, normally bustling with tourists at peak season, is instead drowned in smog, so […] Continue reading -> Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Half a Million Dead, One in 12 Treated: UN Charts Course of Drug Trade Remade by Chemistry and Conflict 13/07/2026 Stefan Anderson Conflict is reshaping the global trade map, and the collapse of Afghanistan’s opium production could, paradoxically, be pushing the world even faster toward more dangerous synthetics. Meanwhile, governments continue to prioritise punishment over care for people caught up in the cycle of drug use. Nearly half a million people died from drug use in 2023, […] Continue reading -> Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty 10/07/2026 Stefan Anderson The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, Africa CDC told its weekly briefing on Wednesday, with confirmed cases up 25% over the past week to 1,759 and deaths reaching 600. The outbreak’s reproductive number is 1.4, meaning every 10 infections lead to roughly 14 more, while the case fatality […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts