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Antarctica
A Single Antarctic heatwave or storm can Noticeably Raise the Sea Level

A Single Antarctic heatwave or storm can Noticeably Raise the Sea Level

The Conversation

By Edward Hanna

Israel/ Palestine
The Destruction of Gaza's Historic Buildings is an act of 'Urbicide'

The Destruction of Gaza’s Historic Buildings is an act of ‘Urbicide’

The Conversation

By Yousif Al-Daffaie, Nottingham Trent University | – Buildings are often celebrated as symbols of history, political events and creative expression. However, the simplest, most pure function of buildings is often forgotten: the way they fulfil needs and form memories. For years, research has shown that buildings, people’s memories and everyday life are connected elements […]

Biodiversity
Fighting Climate Change by Halting Overfishing

Fighting Climate Change by Halting Overfishing

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By Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia | – Amid the escalating threats of a warming world, and with the latest annual United Nations global climate conference (COP28) behind us, there is one critical message that’s often left out of the climate change discourse. Halting overfishing is itself effective climate action. This argument is the […]

Arctic
If melting Glaciers shut down the Atlantic Gulf Stream, Extreme Climate Change Catastrophes will Follow

If melting Glaciers shut down the Atlantic Gulf Stream, Extreme Climate Change Catastrophes will Follow

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By René van Westen, Utrecht University; Henk A. Dijkstra, Utrecht University; and Michael Kliphuis, Utrecht University | – Superstorms, abrupt climate shifts and New York City frozen in ice. That’s how the blockbuster Hollywood movie “The Day After Tomorrow” depicted an abrupt shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation and the catastrophic consequences. While Hollywood’s vision […]

Displaced and Refugees
Gaza: Israeli Siege, Palestinian Starvation, and the pre-War Policies that made them Vulnerable

Gaza: Israeli Siege, Palestinian Starvation, and the pre-War Policies that made them Vulnerable

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By Yara M. Asi, University of Central Florida | – The stories of hunger emerging from war-ravaged Gaza are stark: People resorting to grinding barely edible cattle feed to make flour; desperate residents eating grass; reports of cats being hunted for food. The numbers involved are just as despairing. The world’s major authority on food […]

Armenia
Jerusalem: Jewish Settler Movement makes bid for Large Expanse of Christian Armenian Quarter

Jerusalem: Jewish Settler Movement makes bid for Large Expanse of Christian Armenian Quarter

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By Svante Lundgren, Lund University | – The Armenian quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City is facing its biggest crisis in a long time. A Jewish businessman with connections to the radical settler movement is poised to develop a quarter of the neighbourhood’s territory, with plans to build a luxury hotel. If this goes ahead, it […]

Arab Americans
A Brief History of Dearborn, Michigan - The First Arab-American Majority City in the US

A Brief History of Dearborn, Michigan – The First Arab-American Majority City in the US

The Conversation

By Sally Howell, University of Michigan-Dearborn; and Amny Shuraydi, University of Michigan-Dearborn | – (The Conversation) – Dearborn, Michigan, is a center of Arab American cultural, economic, and political life. It’s home to several of the country’s oldest and most influential mosques, the Arab American National Museum, dozens of now-iconic Arab bakeries and restaurants, and […]

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu's Position becoming more Uncertain as he rejects Hamas Deal to end War

Netanyahu’s Position becoming more Uncertain as he rejects Hamas Deal to end War

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By Anne Irfan, UCL | – (The Conversation) – The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected a ceasefire plan put forward by Hamas, calling the terms “delusional”. Claiming that an Israeli victory in Gaza is “within reach”, Netanyahu has vowed to fight on until Hamas is completely destroyed. But the US, which is involved […]

Israel/ Palestine
Why Cutting the Funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza is a Humanitarian Catastrophe

Why Cutting the Funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza is a Humanitarian Catastrophe

The Conversation

By Emilie El Khoury, Queen’s University, Ontario | – (The Conversation) – Shortly after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its ruling in the case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, Israel accused 12 members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) of being […]

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