Malawi: Cyclone Ana Floods Choke Malawi's Water and Sanitation Goals #AfricaClimateCrisis
[IPS] Blantyre, Malawi -- On the night of January 24, 2022, as Cyclone Ana-triggered rains incessantly rattled on the rusty roof of her house, amid intervals of gusty winds, a thud woke up Josephine Kumwanje from her sleep.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 24, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Christie ’s to auction kennel hit by meteorite
Auction house holds annual sale of rare and unusual meteorites – expected to be sold for millions of poundsA kennel struck by a meteorite, a hunk of Mars and other examples of the “oldest matter humankind can touch” are expected to be sold for millions of pounds, as Christie’s holds its annualsale of rare and unusual meteorites.Included in the 66 lots on “Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and other Rare Meteorites” is a dog house hit by a meteorite which crashed through the tin roof in April 2019 in Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica. Expected to sell for as much as £220,000, it has a seven-inch hole which “marks where the ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 23, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Alexandra Topping Tags: Meteors Space UK news Science Source Type: news

UNISON urges HE employers to ‘eradicate poverty pay’
UNISON delegates at today’s higher education conference urged employers to “eradicate poverty pay” in their sector. They passed a detailed motion addressing a range of pay ambitions, including a new minimum, bottom spine point of £12 an hour, all universities becoming Living Wage Foundation employers, and a maximum 35-hour week for all staff. The motion outlined an “unprecedented attack on HE pay” over the past two years. Employers made no offer to their staff for the year 2020/21, and only 1.5% for the majority of staff in 2021/22 – almost all of which will be taken up by the government’s increase in nation...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 22, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News 2022 Higher Education Conference higher education pay Source Type: news

UNISON urges employers to ‘eradicate poverty pay’
UNISON delegates at today’s higher education conference urged employers to “eradicate poverty pay” in their sector. They passed a detailed motion addressing a range of pay ambitions, including a new minimum, bottom spine point of £12 an hour, all universities becoming Living Wage Foundation employers, and a maximum 35-hour week for all staff. The motion outlined an “unprecedented attack on HE pay” over the past two years. Employers made no offer to their staff for the year 2020/21, and only 1.5% for the majority of staff in 2021/22 – almost all of which will be taken up by the government’s increase in nation...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 22, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News 2022 Higher Education Conference higher education pay Source Type: news

Cyclone Ana Floods Choke Malawi ’s Water and Sanitation Goals
Residents survey the damage after Cyclone Ana triggered winds and floods in Malawi. There has been a call following the latest flooding for climate-resilient approaches to WASH because damaged infrastructure, especially water infrastructure, has serious health consequences. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPSBy Charles MpakaBlantyre, Malawi, Feb 22 2022 (IPS) On the night of January 24, 2022, as Cyclone Ana-triggered rains incessantly rattled on the rusty roof of her house, amid intervals of gusty winds, a thud woke up Josephine Kumwanje from her sleep. Her heart leapt as she thought thieves had broken into the house. She summoned ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charles Mpaka Tags: Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation #CycloneAna IPS UN Bureau Malawi UNICEF WASH Source Type: news

Storm Eunice batters Britain and Ireland, killing at least one man
An Atlantic storm battered Britain and Ireland on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, killing at least one person, knocking out power for tens of thousands and shredding the roof... #tensofthousands #o2 #stormeunice
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How bad is Storm Eunice – and is it a result of climate breakdown?
A rare red warning has been issued as back-to-back storms sweep the UKStorm Eunice isbattering parts of the UK, felling trees and scattering roof tiles as forecasters warn of a “significant threat to life”. But is it caused by climate breakdown, and can we expect an increase in such disruptive storms?Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 18, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Helena Horton and Patrick Greenfield Tags: Climate science Meteorology UK weather UK news Climate crisis Environment Extreme weather Source Type: news

Mozambique: 'We Birthed Triplets While Tropical Storm Ana Was Ripping Away Parts of the Roof' - Nurse
[UNFPA] Zambezia -- "On the night the storm hit, we assisted a mother as she gave birth to triplets, while the health centre was flooding and intense wind was ripping away parts of the roof. The situation was scary but we were very lucky. The mother and her three babies survived," said Filomena Aibo Joao, a nurse at Alto Benfica Health Centre in Mocuba District.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 7, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Dad who fell off a roof and broke nearly every bone in his body makes incredible recovery
Ex-roofer Ian Locke, 53, from Tameside, told the Manchester Evening News how he slipped from his friend's roof in September 2021 while helping to fit a TV antenna, and suffered severe injuries.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Community Organization and Solidarity in Peru Tackle Hunger in Pandemic
Fortunata Palomino is an experienced community organizer from Carabayllo and general coordinator of the Network of Soup Kitchens of Metropolitan Lima, which includes 2,247 soup kitchens. She is critical of the neglect by the authorities and hopes that women will be trained, certified and incorporated into the labor market with respect for their rights. CREDIT: Mariela Jara/IPSBy Mariela JaraLIMA, Jan 24 2022 (IPS) It’s nine o’clock in the morning and Mauricia Rodríguez is already peeling garlic to season the day’s lunch at the Network of Organized Women of Villa Torreblanca, one of more than 2,400 solida...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 24, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariela Jara Tags: COVID-19 Editors' Choice Featured Food and Agriculture Gender Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Women & Economy NGOs Source Type: news

Israeli police demolish Palestinian family's home after lengthy standoff
Israeli police demolished a Palestinian family's East Jerusalem home Wednesday after a high-profile standoff in which family members took to the roof. #familymembers #eastjerusalem #standoff
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Influence of different plates arrangements on the car body - Kurec K, Kamieniecki K, Piechna J.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether small plates covering the roof and the hood of the DrivAer estate vehicle can be used as airbrakes and increase its drag as well as the downforce. The presented results were obtained with the use of the ...
Source: SafetyLit - January 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Bowie Estate Sells Songwriting Catalog to Warner Music
In the latest blockbuster catalog deal, Warner has agreed to buy David Bowie’s songs for about $250 million, bringing nearly all of the star’s work under one corporate roof. #davidbowie #warnermusic
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cape Town: Major blaze rips through South Africa parliament building
The entire parliamentary complex is severely damaged, according to a city official, with a roof gone. #capetown #cityofficial #southafrica
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fire breaks out at South Africa's parliament in Cape Town
A large fire broke out at South Africa's parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, with images from the scene showing flames shooting through the roof of a building. #capetown #southafrica
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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