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Afghanistan: Humanitarian Access Snapshot (March 2026)
Country: Afghanistan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Mozambique 2026 Flood Humanitarian Response - as of 20 April 2026 [EN/PT]
Country: Mozambique Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached files. SITUATION OVERVIEW In mid-December, severe and prolonged flooding...
WFP Yemen Country Brief #3, 17 March - 15 April 2026
Country: Yemen Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. Continued regional tensions are heightening food security risks in Yemen while causing supply...
As Oceans Warm, Great White Sharks Are Overheating
The evolutionary edge that fueled great white shark dominance for millions of years could soon become its greatest downfall.Read more on E360 →
Jordan: Economic Empowerment Working Group (EEWG) Meeting Minutes (March 31, 2026)
Country: Jordan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Agenda • Welcome and member updates • Sectoral findings from the...
Maryland Passes Energy Bill That Delivers Short-Term Relief, Locks Ratepayers into Long-Term Nuclear Subsidy
Advocates say Maryland lawmakers passed consequential energy proposals without adequate analysis or public debate during the 2026 session.By Aman AzharMaryland lawmakers’ new solution for rising...
Record-Low Snowpack and Historic Heat Threaten New Mexico's Time-Honored Irrigation Canals
As the Rio Grande dries out months early, water managers look to blessings, prayers and groundwater to save the acequias that have spread water, history...
How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement
Utah state Representative Raymond Ward was reading a story in The New York Times about a growing trend in Europe, and it sparked an idea...
The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it's all about 'affordability.'
Eight years ago, three little words took hold of the environmental movement: Green New Deal. Part popular slogan, part political philosophy, the phrase described a...
At the UN, Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings
Indigenous communities in the Pacific are facing increasingly devastating storms worsened by warming oceans. Mining operations continue expanding on Indigenous lands in the Amazon. Oil...
Solar surge kept fossil electricity flat in 2025 as China and India made 'historic' shift
A record surge in clean power met all global electricity demand growth in 2025, preventing any increase in fossil fuel generation, according to energy think...
We asked climate leaders what's keeping them inspired. Here's what they said.
Climate action may be facing headwinds right now. But the passion, courage, and creativity that defined the climate movement for decades have not gone anywhere....
Simultaneous Compressive Kinetic‐Scale Fluctuations and Second‐Harmonic Proton Cyclotron Waves Inside a Martian Magnetosheath Structure
Abstract Mars directly interacts with the solar wind and hosts a complex plasma‐wave environment. Using MAVEN observations, we identify an event in the dusk‐side Martian...
Dominant Role of Soil Moisture Regulating Vegetation Water Content During Flash Drought Evolution
Abstract Increasing flash drought exposure raises global concerns regarding terrestrial ecosystem responses. We investigate the effect of concurrent and past rootzone soil moisture (SM) and...
Antarctic Meltwater‐Stratification Feedback Is Less Pronounced Under High Climate Forcing
Abstract Several studies have shown sub‐surface warming in the Southern Ocean via an increase in meltwater flux from the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS), which can...
Mainshock‐Induced Stress Changes Modulate Initial Aftershocks on Complex Branching Faults of the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake
Abstract Large earthquakes can activate complex aftershock fault networks. In such systems, what controls the spatiotemporal evolution of early aftershocks remains a critical yet unresolved...
Hidden Complexity in Reservoir Flow Regulation Revealed by Spectral Analysis
Abstract Understanding reservoir regulation of streamflow is critical for hydrological modeling and ecohydrological assessments, yet our knowledge of how reservoirs preferentially modify flow variability remains...
Frequency‐Dependent Latitudinal Distributions of Plasmaspheric Plume Hiss Directionality and Amplitude
Abstract Plasmaspheric plume hiss plays a crucial role in shaping Earth’s electron radiation belts and influencing magnetosphere–ionosphere energy coupling. However, its generation mechanism remains contested...
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Situation Report-1: Measles Situation in Bangladesh (9 April 2026)
Country: Bangladesh Source: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Please refer to the attached file. Overall Situation: Bangladesh is currently facing a significant resurgence of measles, posing...
World: First ever European Union regional workshop on security threats linked to natural disasters takes place in the Pacific
Country: World Source: European Union The first ever Regional Workshop on Hybrid threats and Natural Disasters in climate-stressed regions is taking place in Fiji on...
Jordan Child Protection & Gender-Bases Violence Sub-Working Group: Meeting Minutes (March 2026)
Countries: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic Sources: Protection Cluster, UN Children’s Fund, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file.
A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
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Cambodia: Agrometeorological Bulletin for 21-30 April 2026 across the Northern Tonle Sap Basin of the PEARL project
Country: Cambodia Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Please refer to the attached file. No Flood, Rainfall Near Nonnal Until 30 April...
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