Haiti: On the Brink of Social Collapse
Haiti is on the brink of complete social collapse, engulfed in a mass crisis of escalating gang violence, brought on by economic and political instability after decades of foreign intervention. The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, announced on March 12 that he will resign, after weeks of increasing instability and mounting attacks on the government […]
Amazon at a Tipping Point?
A new study released last month estimates that if current patterns of global warming, drought and fires persist, nearly 47% of the Amazon rainforest (by far the world’s largest rainforest) could collapse and become grasslands or other types of ecosystems. In this case, huge amounts of carbon could be released into the atmosphere, adding to […]