Thousands of people have died and many are at risk as the fatality rate from this virus is very high. Many of the affected countries face enormous challenges in stopping its spread and providing care for all patients. From there it spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. The epidemic began at the end of 2013, in Guinea. Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Posted Saturday, September 27, 2014.Īn overview of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa that has been described by the World Health Organization as the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak in the history of the disease.

Read “ COP20-Lima Climate Conference” to learn more. This page is an overview of the Lima Climate conference.

While it seemed like it was a successful meeting, because developing nations were committed to drawing up their own plans for emissions reductions for the first time, a number of important issues were left undecided such as how financing would work. COP20-Lima Climate Conference Posted Saturday, January 24, 2015.Īn overview of the Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 20), held in Lima, Peru in December 2014. Read “ Climate Change and Global Warming Introduction” to learn more. This section looks at what causes climate change, what the impacts are and where scientific consensus currently is. Recent years show increasing temperatures in various regions, and/or increasing extremities in weather patterns. Many are agreed that climate change may be one of the greatest threats facing the planet. With global warming on the increase and species and their habitats on the decrease, chances for ecosystems to adapt naturally are diminishing.

The earth is warming up, and there is now overwhelming scientific consensus that it is happening, and human-induced. Climate Change and Global Warming Introduction Last updated Sunday, February 01, 2015. Read “ Action on climate change is cheaper than inaction” to learn more. But increasingly, studies are showing action will not just be cheaper than inaction, but could actually result in economic, environmental and even health benefits, while improving sustainability. Many are afraid that tackling climate change is going to be too costly. Latest Action on climate change is cheaper than inaction Posted Monday, February 02, 2015.

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