California will soon have more than 300 data centers. Where will they get their water?
The new data center proposed for a quiet city about 115 miles east of San Diego came across people’s radars in different ways. For patrons...
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WFP Iraq Country Brief, April 2026 (Reporting Period: February and March 2026)
Country: Iraq Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. IN NUMBERS 45,241 people assisted in February 2026 (53.6% female) 14,779 people assisted...
WFP Türkiye Country Brief, April 2026 (Reporting period: March 2026)
Country: Türkiye Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. KEY HIGHLIGHTS During Ramadan, WFP piloted a ready-to-eat pouch distribution for some 3,055...
Federated States of Micronesia: Typhoon Sinlaku - Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 2 May 2026)
Country: Micronesia (Federated States of) Sources: Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the...
Sudan - Site Management Funding Gap Threatens Safety and Dignity in IDP Sites
Country: Sudan Source: CCCM Cluster Please refer to the attached file. The absence of Site Management is already undermining core protective functions in IDP sites,...
How the Rush to Mine the Metal of the Future Echoes America's Colonial Past
Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium-mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected.By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt MyskowThis investigation was...
What the US Could Learn About Mining on Indigenous Peoples' Ancestral Lands
Tribes navigating the U.S. lithium boom have little power to influence decisions on homelands seized from them. Governments in other countries have begun to build...
How We Tracked the Lithium Rush
More than 100 projects to mine for the metal powering the green-energy transition have been proposed in the U.S. alone.By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros,...
Mining the Metal of the Future
Go behind the scenes with senior editor Michael Kodas, ICN reporter Wyatt Myskow and Columbia Journalism Investigations reporter Johanna Hansel as they discuss the complicated...
Gender Alert: Anticipated Flash Floods in Northeastern Bangladesh
Country: Bangladesh Source: Asia Pacific Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group Please refer to the attached file. Heavy to very heavy rainfall expected between 28–30...
Bangladesh: ICCG Meeting Notes (Date - 16 April 2026) [Meeting minutes]
Country: Bangladesh Source: UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Please refer to the attached file.
Pakistan Market Monitor Report (February 2026)
Country: Pakistan Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. In January, the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based Annual Headline Inflation reached 5.80 percent...
The ramifications of record-shattering heat on the West's ecosystems
In March, a month traditionally known for heavy mountain snows and dreary lower-elevation weather, a heat wave settled across the West, shattering temperature records from...
Lebanon: Flash Update #22 - Escalation of hostilities in Lebanon (as of 30 April 2026)
Country: Lebanon Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. HIGHLIGHTS Since the announcement of the ceasefire on...
The 'big one' might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat
Two of the most dangerous fault systems on the U.S. West Coast may be more connected than scientists once thought. New research suggests the Cascadia...
'Living in survival mode': Houston's embattled immigrant community faces health, climate and petrochemical crises
Amid immigration raids, chemical spills, massive floods and costly healthcare, less-affluent residents of one of the most diverse US cities struggle to pull throughCándido Álvarez...
Multiscale Coupling of Boundary Layer Flow Turbulence and Sand Streamer Dynamics
Abstract Wind‐driven sand transport at the Earth’s surface exhibits pronounced spatiotemporal variability, forming elongated sand streamers that critically control sand flux. Despite their importance, the...
Sensitivity of Anthropogenic Cloud Droplet Number Change to Preindustrial Emission Inventories and Physics Parameterizations
Abstract Understanding the preindustrial (PI) to present‐day (PD) change in cloud droplet number concentration (ΔNd) is important to constrain the anthropogenic influence on clouds and...
Crustal Responses to the Destruction of Continental Lithosphere: Insights From Radial Anisotropy of the Tanlu Fault Zone, Eastern China
Abstract Since the Mesozoic, much of the eastern China lithosphere was removed through thermo‐mechanical erosion and delamination, yet the effects on the overlying crust remain...
Physical Mechanisms Governing the Response of Oceanic pCO2 in the Northern South China Sea to Tropical Cyclones
Abstract This study investigates the response characteristics of oceanic pCO2 in different regions of the Northern South China Sea (NSCS) to tropical cyclone genesis frequency...
California Drivers Are Paying a More Than $6-a-Gallon Price for the War in Iran
The high cost of gasoline in the Golden State has a variety of causes, but the war is a key reason for the recent surge....
A Massive, Trump-Backed Power Plant May Be Too Big to Succeed
A U.S.-Japan partnership could breathe new life into a former nuclear waste remediation site, but analysts see more potential pitfalls than promise.By Dan GearinoPIKETON, Ohio—At...
How Oil Fuels Conflict and War—and Who Profits
A future powered by clean energy would be not only more affordable, but potentially more peaceful.Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on EarthFrom our collaborating partner...
Federated States of Micronesia CDEOC Situation Report No. 8 - Tropical Storm Sinlaku (Chuuk State - May 01, 2026)
Country: Micronesia (Federated States of) Source: Government of the Federated States of Micronesia Please refer to the attached file. For three days in early April...
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