Climate
On November 28, Cyclone Ditva struck the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, bringing torrential rains and destructive winds. The disaster affected all twenty-five districts of the country, and floods and landslides caused serious damage to approximately 22 of them.
Egon Cholakian issues an urgent statement informing that controlled degassing of the Siberian Plume is no longer a viable means of preventing its activation. He explains that the critical timeframe required to prepare the degassing process has already passed and that an...
On November 25th, prolonged tropical rains struck the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, turning within just a few days into one of the most devastating disasters of recent decades. In the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, more than 3 million people were...
In this COP-30 interview, the ALLATRA International Public Movement speaks with Abdul Muqeed Majumdar — Chairman of the Prokriti O Jibon Foundation (“Nature and Life”), Vice Chairman of Impress Group, and a key initiator of environmental awareness initiatives in Banglad...
Every morning, people woke up to water in their homes. In Sri Lanka, the president called it “the most serious disaster in the country’s history.” 465 people died, and a third of the population was left without electricity and water. On the Indonesian island of Sumatra,...
In this COP30 interview the ALLATRA International Public Movement speaks with Nawaz Haq — climate advisor from United Kingdom, Director at V3 Environmental Solutions Ltd., and Global Strategy & Engagement Director at 195in365 Inc.
The relentless torrential rains that struck southern Thailand led to a large-scale disaster in ten provinces at once. More than two million seven hundred thousand people were affected, and about forty-five thousand residents were forced to urgently evacuate. Due to the...
In this COP-30 interview, the ALLATRA International Public Movement speaks with Shellyza Sajwani — a pharmacist and expert in climate health, global health, and oncology.
This documentary is the result of a comprehensive scientific investigation that reveals one of the most urgent environmental and public health challenges of the 21st century: micro and nanoplastic pollution, and presents it in an accessible popular science format.
In this COP-30 interview, participants of the ALLATRA International Public Movement speak with Fatima Fataliyeva, the manager of the Azerbaijan Pavilion at COP-30. She discusses the pavilion's mission, its concept as the “Hall of Legacy,” and how Azerbaijan showcases it...
Maria Adriana Cordeiro de Melo is a representative of the Xukuru do Ororubá people from northeastern Brazil, in the Caatinga biome. She serves as an Indigenous diplomat within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples. In her remarks at COP-30, Maria Adriana spoke about the de...
The planet has stopped warning us with bad weather. Now it is shouting in the language of disasters. A volcano that had been dormant for at least 12,000 years has awakened in Ethiopia. In Indonesia, scorching ash reached the stratosphere. And in the Thai city of Hat Yai...
On November 23, Ethiopia experienced a sudden and powerful eruption of the Haili-Gubbi volcano.
Welcome to Disasters Expo USA 2025 - Day One Highlights
In this powerful discussion recorded live at Disasters Expo Texas 2025, we speak with Captain Rob Borse, Strategic Advisor to the Fire Chief and Executive Liaison to the City Manager of Dallas, about the critical importance of personal preparedness, multi-agency coordin...
In this COP-30 interview, participants of the ALLATRA International Public Movement speak with Dr. Tijjani El‑badawy, a distinguished disaster risk geoscientist from Nigeria, whose work bridges scientific insight, policy-making, and practical disaster management. Dr. El...
At COP-30, the international public movement ALLATRA met with the renowned Schurmann Family from Brazil — legends of global sea exploration and ocean protection. For more than 40 years, they have been studying the world from the water, completing four round-the-world ex...
Unprecedented floods have unfolded in South-Central Vietnam: the amount of rainfall has exceeded all historical norms. In less than 24 hours, major rivers broke decades-old records: the Dinh River surpassed the mark from 1986, the Kilo River exceeded the peak of 2009, a...
The province of East Java in Indonesia was struck by a powerful eruption of Mount Semeru. Since mid-November, it had shown increasing activity. For several days, ash clouds rose above the summit, but on November 19 at 2:13 p.m. local time, the first powerful pyroclastic...
In this COP-30 interview, participants of the ALLATRA International Public Movement speak with renowned Brazilian public figure and journalist Fernando Gabeira, a man whose life reflects courage, integrity, and a deep commitment to environmental issues. His personal jou...