On January 30, a 32-year-old male nurse in Uganda died from the Ebola virus, marking the first recorded fatality of the disease since the nation’s last confirmed outbreak of the disease ended in 2023.
Read MoreDevastating and record-breaking floods have affected the North Queensland region in Australia, with torrential rainfall beginning on January 28 and lasting throughout the week. Reports disclose that some areas were hit with up to one meter [about 3.3 feet] of rainfall, says The Guardian, causing the floods to become severe and claiming the lives of two people in Ingham. The torrential rainfall drove hundreds away from their homes in fear of flood devastation.
Read MoreAfter an unusually dry January, California is now facing an onslaught of torrential rain and heavy snowfall. This atmospheric event is delivering vast amounts of moisture to the region, raising concerns over flooding, landslides, and travel disruptions. Meanwhile, the heavy precipitation offers both relief and risk in the aftermath of recent wildfires in Southern California.
Read MoreFires raging in Brazil in 2024 destroyed an area larger than that of Italy, with more than 44 million acres burned, according to the Rainforest Foundation. Brazil had a season of wildfires that will go down as one of the worst ever recorded, with a jarring 62,000 individual fires.
Read MoreThe recent impact of Storm Éowyn on the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom has brought the quality of weather-resistant power infrastructure into question for both countries. The storm lasted from January 21 to January 27 and crossed much of the North Sea before dissipating, leaving hundreds of thousands to suffer power outages, while certain areas were damaged further by high winds and fallen trees.
Read MoreSoutheast Asia is taking historic action with its ambitious movement towards nuclear power to create a sustainable energy source for the region—one that has never applied nuclear power before. This movement is not the first time Southeast Asian nations have sought nuclear energy. According to The Associated Press, Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant was completed decades ago, about 40 miles from Manila, the capital of the Philippines. However, the plant was left idle due to fears of corruption and never even produced a single watt of nuclear energy.
Read MoreOn November 1, 2024, a recently reconstructed train station collapsed in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-biggest city. The collapse killed 15 students, including two children. Since the incident, protests have spread across the country, with The Guardian reporting that protests occurred in over 200 towns and cities within the small Balkan country.
Read MoreThe central African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recoiled from offensives conducted by Rwandan-backed rebel groups, resulting in an ever-increasing death toll and a humanitarian crisis sure to affect the entirety of the country.
Read MoreSince returning to office, President Trump has signed numerous executive orders regarding topics such as immigration, climate change, health, oil, medical research, and federal diversity programs, among many more.
Read MoreAs of January 29, the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced that they have officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to The New York Times, tensions between the three countries and ECOWAS began in 2023 after Nigerien officers overthrew the civilian government in a military coup. This followed a 2021 coup in Mali and a 2022 coup in Burkina Faso.
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