David Gilbert Vittoria Elliott

Climate science and early warnings key to saving lives

On: October 22, 2025

No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means making early-warning systems accessible to all, UN chief António Guterres said on Wednesday. Continue Reading

The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake

On: October 22, 2025

In: Climate

The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to his phone. It was right before midnight, last Sunday, and the steep, mountainous valleys of eastern Afghanistan had just been hit by a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake, closely followed by the first of many aftershocks.Continue Reading