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- Environmental disruption is impacting peoples mental health
From eco-anxiety to climate-related trauma, stress-related disorders and loss of cultural identity, the mental health impacts of a warming planet are wide-ranging and increasingly urgent The World Health Organization (WHO) has even recognized global environmental trends as a major threat to mental wellbeing , particularly for young people
- How impacted is your country by the Trump tariffs?
The tariffs could upend international trade and have major impacts on the global economy See the interactive map below to better understand how tariffs are being applied worldwide Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump announced extensive new tariffs on imports from countries around the world
- These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyond
War and conflict, polarized politics, a continuing cost-of-living crisis and the ever-increasing impacts of a changing climate are destabilizing the global order The key findings of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 reflect these most pressing challenges faced by people in every region of the world
- 8 ways technology will impact our lives in the future
Quantum computing won’t replace classical computing but it will begin to solve problems in the physical world - materials, chemistry, encryption and optimization problems - within a few years, according to Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM Corporation
- These are the top 3 climate risks we face - The World Economic Forum
In its annual Global Risk Report, the World Economic Forum named 3 key climate risks as top global challenges: urgent action is needed to combat them
- An economist explains the pros and cons of globalization
As we enter the fourth wave of globalization, driven by the digital revolution, there is renewed debate over whether it is a beneficial force: powering economic growth, and allowing the spread of ideas to improve people’s lives; or whether it erodes communities, and widens the gap between the elites and the rest of the world
- Climate Crisis May Cause 14. 5 Million Deaths by 2050
The report analyses six major climate-driven event categories as key multi-pronged drivers of negative health impacts: floods, droughts, heat waves, tropical storms, wildfires and rising sea levels Floods were found to pose the highest acute risk of climate-induced mortality, accounting for 8 5 million deaths by 2050
- 6 ways climate change is already affecting our lives | World Economic Forum
When supply chains are shaken, this impacts the availability and cost of goods Freezing weather in Texas in February 2021 triggered the United States’ most severe energy blackout of all time, leading to shutdowns at three major semiconductor plants and adding to the global shortage of microchips
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