Health & Environment

Low, middle-income countries face productivity loss, medical expenses due to unsafe food, bank's report shows

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) noted that "climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events" such as tsunamis, floods and storms.  

Earth's surface has warmed one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) -- enough to lift oceans and unleash a crescendo of deadly storms, floods and droughts -- and is on track toward an unliveable 3C or 4C rise.

While there is concrete extra spending and rule changes in the package, ministers have left it up to manufacturers and individual drivers to refit older, more-polluting private cars, or replace them with the help of trade-in bonuses funded by industry.

Lithuania, Latvia and Slovakia are countries with highest share of deaths caused by heart attacks, Eurostat says

Scientists have warned that the Earth may face a climate imbalance if the global warming rise reaches the level that triggers the release of critical carbon reserves.