Essay: Europe’s catastrophic flooding was forecast well in advance – what went so wrong?
In an article first published on The Conversation, HANNAH CLOKE is a professor of hydrology at University of Reading, says floods in Germany and surrounding commmunities this week show elements of flood warning systems need to be improved…
Gruelling itinerary set for Pope’s first post-surgery trip
Rome, Italy,AP The Vatican on Wednesday announced a grueling itinerary for Pope Francis’ first post-surgery foreign trip, scheduling around-the-clock encounters and hopscotching flights for his 12th to 15th September visit to Hungary and Slovakia. Francis, 84, had already confessed that during his last trip, to Iraq in March, he felt the weight of his years […]
Wow!: Thai low-cost housing plan puts slum dwellers in charge
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the success of a rehousing scheme in Bangkok known as Baan Mankong…
World Relief announces Myal Greene as new head amid “the most significant crisis of our lives”
RNS World Relief announced on Tuesday that longtime staff member Myal Greene will become the next president and CEO of the US evangelical Christian humanitarian organisation. The announcement comes after current World Relief President Scott Arbeiter and CEO Tim Breene announced in February they were stepping down after a combined 30 years serving the organisation. […]