Climate Change Is Stressing the World’s Blood Supplies

Climate Change Is Stressing the World’s Blood Supplies Extreme weather disasters, increasing as the planet warms, can curb blood donations while increasing demand, a new analysis found. Read More

World Is 'Dangerously Unprepared' for Next Pandemic: Red Cross ...

The world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, the Red Cross warned in a report. "Our world is becoming increasingly hazardous," the report said. Read More

Red Cross to World’s Cities: Here’s How to ... - The New York Times

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies put out a 96-page guidebook designed to help city officials prepare for heat waves. Read More

Earth to Hit Critical Global Warming Threshold by Early 2030s - The New ...

A new report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes. Read More

VP of Chinese Red Cross Says Coronavirus-Stricken Italy Not Doing ...

The vice president of the Chinese Red Cross, Sun Shuopeng, warned coronavirus-stricken Italy on Thursday that it is not doing enough to stop the spread of the virus and that "we must hurry." "It ... Read More

World is on brink of catastrophic warming, U.N. climate change report says

In a new IPCC climate change report, scientists said the world is likely to pass a dangerous temperature threshold within the next 10 years. Read More

Billion dollar US climate disasters prompt $1 billion Red Cross ...

As the U.S. hits a new record of billion dollar weather disasters this year, the Red Cross disaster relief agency is launching a $1 billion response effort as these events are expected to increase ... Read More

Red Cross says global warming poses greater threat than COVID-19 - The Hill

The Red Cross also noted in its report that over the past decade, 83 percent of all disasters were caused by extreme weather and climate-related events, including floods, storms and heat waves. Read More

Red Cross says changing climate worsens disasters | Reuters

GENEVA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Climate change is making it harder for many people to access clean water and food, and widening the spread of malaria and dengue fever, the world's largest humanitarian ... Read More

Twin 'crises' of climate and COVID hammering millions, Red Cross says

Weather disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have simultaneously hit tens of millions of people worldwide this year, making them more vulnerable to both threats and hampering emergency response ... Read More

Climate change could push over 200 million people to leave ... - CBS News

Water scarcity, decreasing crop productivity and rising sea levels could lead to millions of "climate migrants," World Bank report says. Read More

In Hunt for Virus Source, W.H.O. Let China Take Charge - The New York Times

As it praised Beijing, the World Health Organization concealed concessions to China and may have sacrificed the best chance to unravel the virus’s origins. Now it’s a favorite Trump attack line. Read More