Tags: Environment

Should We Accept Climate Change?

“Fighting Climate Change” has been the buzz phrase of every environmentalist for decades.  However, this narrative is one that should change, or better yet,...

Pakistan’s Unprecedented Flood Disaster

Unusual climatic conditions have been the bane of the Southern Asian country this year. Between April and May, an intense and prolonged series of...

Russian plant bordering Finland burns off large amount of gas as supply to European nations is limited

A new Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant based in Portovaya, north-west of Saint Petersburg, has been burning off an estimated €9.76m worth of...

East Coast of Australia Hit With Catastrophic Rain Bomb

Catastrophic flooding has hit Australia’s East Coast since February 22nd. The rain has had an extreme impact on Australian cities, with half a million...

What Nations Are Doing to Stop Climate Change?

The world is now about 1.2°C warmer than it was in the 19th century, and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen...

Extreme Storms Wound Northern Europe

Record breaking tempests, dubbed ‘Storm Eunice’, have swept across Northern Europe, leaving destruction and chaos in their path. Since Saturday evening, the storm has...

Tonga Volcano Eruption

On Saturday, January 15, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai undersea volcano erupted in the Polynesian island nation of Tonga, raining down ash and triggering a...

Learn about the COP26, the world’s most awaited climate event

Photo Credit: Iberdrola The latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was published in August 2021, warned that human activity...

IE Reforestation Initiative

Nowadays, we are living in a world of environmental degradation where most individuals don't realize the huge impact our activities have on the environment....

Sustainable Development Goals Club | Interview with President

This week, we interviewed the current president of the IE Sustainable Development Goals Club, Raquel Hazeu. In this timeshare, she told us a little...

Latest

History’s Shortest Term of Martial Law: 157 Minutes of Fear In South Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea unexpectedly declared martial law in the country for the first time in 50 years, prohibiting political activities...

When in Doubt, Meditate it Out 

Life as a member of the IE community can be stressful—whether you’re a student or a teacher, one thing we can all agree on...

UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder and the Healthcare Debate in the US

The murder of UnitedHealthCare’s CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on December 4th has pushed the debate over the United States healthcare system into the center of attention. Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare, part of UnitedHealthGroup, one of America’s largest companies, provided private health insurance to over 49 million individuals across the US and was holding its annual investor’s conference in New York City when its CEO was shot directly in front of the hotel hosting the conference.