Climate ChangeNewsWorld Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up – study by Barbados Today 12/06/2023 written by Barbados Today 2 min read BBC – Flight turbulence has increased as climate change has warmed the planet, researchers say. Scientists at Reading University in the UK studied clear-air turbulence, which is harder for pilots … Continue Reading 12/06/2023 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeHealthLocal NewsNews Barbados Begins Health National Adaptation Planning in EU-supported PAHO Project by Barbados Today 22/04/2023 by Barbados Today 22/04/2023 Climate Changeย isย a globalย emergency,ย yetย few countries have made plans to face it.ย Barbados Ministry of Healthย and Wellnessย staffย andย allied sectorsย recently metย at the Accra Beach Resort in Barbados,ย toย understandย howย climateย changeย is affecting publicย healthย in the country,ย aย first step in the creation … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeHealthNewsWorld Air pollution impacts every stage of human life, report finds by Barbados Today 17/04/2023 by Barbados Today 17/04/2023 (AlJazeera) – Air pollution impacts every stage of human life from foetal development and the cognitive abilities of teenagers to adult mental health, according to a report that synthesises the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeNewsWeatherWorld Scientists release ‘survival guide for humanity’ to avert climate disaster by Barbados Today 20/03/2023 by Barbados Today 20/03/2023 SOURCE: (CNBC) A landmark U.N. report published Monday urged governments across the globe to embark on an urgent course correction to tackle the climate emergency, warning current plans were insufficient … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeEnvironmentNewsWorld Global floods, droughts worsening with warming by Barbados Today 13/03/2023 by Barbados Today 13/03/2023 Source: AP – The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has โsharplyโ increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeEnvironmentLocal NewsNews Civil society urged to speak out for reparatory and climate justice by Marlon Madden 04/03/2023 by Marlon Madden 04/03/2023 Civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental agencies (NGOs) in Barbados and the rest of the region are being urged to raise their voices in demanding reparatory justice and climate justice … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeEuropeNews Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 22,000 by Barbados Today 10/02/2023 by Barbados Today 10/02/2023 SOURCE: BBC – More than 22,000 people are now known to have died in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeEducationEnvironmentHealth CareSchool Hydrate Barbados Station – More than just a water cooler by Barbados Today 09/02/2023 by Barbados Today 09/02/2023 The push for a hydration station at the St. Leonardโs Boysโ Secondary School was started by the former principal. It was however, the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) of the school which … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeEnvironmentEuropeFootballNewsSportsWorld Ghana soccer player Atsuโs well-being, whereabouts unknown by Barbados Today 09/02/2023 by Barbados Today 09/02/2023 SOURCE: AP – Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureBusinessClimate ChangeEnvironmentFeaturesRegionalTechnologyWorld Sustainable water manufacturer has expansion plans for region and beyond by Marlon Madden 14/01/2023 by Marlon Madden 14/01/2023 By Marlon Madden Just off Highway 3 in Walkes Spring, St Thomas is a company that specialises in producing and bottling water in a sustainable way. Eco Skywater pulls water … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
