Hurricane IdaA Preview of What’s to Come: Climate Change Helped Intensify Hurricane Ida Published 8 September 2021 Hurricane Ida started as a disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean quickly grew to what could be the worst hurricane to hit Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. While scientists are uncertain whether climate change will increase the frequency

Truth decayFact-Checking Works Across the Globe Published 8 September 2021 Researchers found that fact-checking, aiming to reduce false beliefs, worked with little variation in Argentina, Nigeria, South Africa and the U.K., and the positive effects were still detectable two weeks later. Fact-checking works to reduce false beliefs across the globe, according to a new study conducted

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DisastersDisasters Around the World Are Linked by the Same Root Causes By Ajit Niranjan Published 8 September 2021 Climate catastrophes, pandemics, and other crises ultimately stem from the same root causes, says an expert. These have more in common than people realize or plan for. A cold snap in Texas. A locust swarm in East Africa. A fish

AfghanistanMassoud Vows to Fight on as Taliban Claims Victory Over Resistance By Ayesha Tanzeem Published 6 September 2021 The Taliban has taken over the Panjshir Valley, saying that with the defeat of the last hold-out of the anti-Taliban forces, the valley is now open for travel and supplies. In a twitter message, resistance leader Ahmad

Election interferenceGermany Warns Russia over Cyberattacks Related to 26 September Election Published 6 September 2021 Berlin blames Russian government hackers for a recent wave of cyberattacks related to Germany’s 26 September general election. “These attacks could serve as preparations for influence operations such as disinformation campaigns connected with the parliamentary election,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea

First responders9/11: Twenty Years Later, Responders Still Paying a Heavy Price Published 6 September 2021 More than 91,000 responders were exposed to a range of hazards during recovery and clean-up operations, with 80,785 enrolling in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) set up after the attacks. 3,439 are now dead – far more than

Social networksUsing Social Network Analysis to disarticulate criminal networks Published 6 September 2021 Finding the broken link in the criminal networks that bind economies and societies is a gigantic task that often leads the investigative actions of the police and judiciary up a blind alley. the advancements in the field of information technology and data

Election interferenceGermany Warns Russia over Cyberattacks Related to 26 September Election Published 6 September 2021 Berlin blames Russian government hackers for a recent wave of cyberattacks related to Germany’s 26 September general election. “These attacks could serve as preparations for influence operations such as disinformation campaigns connected with the parliamentary election,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea

By Jack L. Rozdilsky Published 6 September 2021 While no two disasters are the same, looking at differences between past and present disasters can help us to better understand what is needed to prepare for future disasters. Given the scope of the emerging impacts of Hurricane Ida, we see that while this is not a