number
-
Environment
Report: Number of people affected by climate disasters in the Pacific has increased by 700% in the past decade
Average GDP loss for countries affected by Pacific climate disasters and the Pacific-wide average (billions of Australian dollars) Credit: Escalating emergency: 20 years of Pacific climate disasters (2024) Climate disasters are causing eight times more damage to the Pacific Ocean than ten years ago On average, 700 more people have been affected by climate disasters in the Pacific over the…
Read More » -
Other Sciences
At least 62,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Sudan’s civil war, but the real number may be much higher.
Credit: The Conversation Sudan’s ongoing war has often been overlooked amid major conflicts raging on multiple continents. But the lack of media and geopolitical attention to the 18-month-old conflict does not make the devastation in terms of human life any less dire. More than 14 million people have been killed in the country since fighting broke out in April 2023…
Read More » -
Other Sciences
Study claims absolute number of women is more important than ratio to achieve gender equality in STEM fields
The international survey visually highlights the level of gender equality in STEM fields, with the aim of supporting the development of gender-neutral organizations. Credit: Kyushu University A recent study led by Kyushu University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and the University of California, San Diego finds that focusing solely on the increase in the proportion of female academics is not enough…
Read More »