Where İs The WORLD Going ?

  Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted on Saturday night, forcing tens of thousands of people in the city of Goma to leave their homes. The lava reached the edge of the city, but did less damage than some people had feared. Mount Nyiragongo is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It has a large lake of melted rock in its center, which can flow easily and quickly. The volcano is only 6 miles (10 kilometers) away from the city of Goma, which is home to 2 million people. A deadly eruption in 2002 killed around 250 people and left roughly 20% of the city destroyed by lava. Nearly 120,000 people were left homeless. A 1977 eruption killed thousands. So when the volcano erupted on Saturday night, lighting the sky with its orange glow, many people were worried that this eruption might be similar to earlier eruptions. Thunder and lightning near Mount Nyiragongo made the threat seem even greater. Tens of thousands of people rushed from their homes carrying what

  In late March, the African nation of Eswatini celebrated something that people in many countries take for granted – hot water at health clinics across the country. The hot water is heated by the sun, and could save many lives. The country of Eswatini used to be as Swaiziland. Like many other countries around the world, it has struggled in its fight against the new coronavirus, which has caused many illnesses and deaths. One of the people who died from Covid-19 was the country’s prime minister, Ambrose Dlamini. Eswatini has 14 hospitals, but many people live far enough away from these hospitals that they count on local health clinics instead. There are 92 local health clinics spread around the country. Some clinics see as many as 300 patients a day. Some patients may have walked as far as 9 miles (15 kilometers) to visit the clinic. Before the coronavirus pandemic started, none of the clinics had running hot water for patients, and only a few had any hot water at all – even for perfor

  Earth Day is a day set aside to remind people to protect our planet. It’s held on April 22 every year. This Earth Day, US President Joe Biden is holding a virtual meeting on the climate  with the leaders of 40 countries. The two-day climate meeting, called the “Leaders Summit on Climate”, was announced in late March. It’s meant to encourage leaders from around the world to take stronger action on the climate. The move is also meant to show that America is once again willing to lead the world on climate action. In 2015, the world’s countries signed the “Paris Agreement” to work together to slow global warming. The main goal of the Paris Agreement is to keep global heating below 1.5ºC. The Paris Agreement set goals for countries to cut pollution and replace fossil fuels with energy that doesn’t pollute, such as solar, wind, and water power. The countries agreed that in five years, they would set new, bolder goals for cutting emissions. The Paris Agreement couldn’t have happened without

  Earth Day is a day set aside to remind people to protect our planet. It’s held on April 22 every year. This Earth Day, US President Joe Biden is holding a virtual meeting on the climate     with the leaders of 40 countries. The two-day climate meeting, called the “Leaders Summit on Climate”, was announced in late March. It’s meant to encourage leaders from around the world to take stronger action on the climate. The move is also meant to show that America is once again willing to lead the world on climate action. In 2015, the world’s countries signed the “Paris Agreement” to work together to slow global warming. The main goal of the Paris Agreement is to keep global heating below 1.5ºC. The Paris Agreement set goals for countries to cut pollution and replace fossil fuels with energy that doesn’t pollute, such as solar, wind, and water power. The countries agreed that in five years, they would set new, bolder goals for cutting  emissions . The Paris Agreement couldn’t have happened wi

  Disagreements in Jerusalem have exploded into a battle between Israel and Palestinians. Though many outside countries are encouraging an end to the violence, so far, both sides say they will keep fighting. Small clashes late last week between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have now turned into a deadly battle. Palestinians have been firing rockets at Israel, and Israel has launched deadly attacks on Palestinians. The problems in and around Israel are very old. Most of the problems are about religion and land. Jerusalem is a holy city to three different religious groups: Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Though Israel calls Jerusalem its capital, most countries don’t agree. They think Jerusalem is too important to too many people for it to belong to just one country. Palestinians also believe that Jerusalem is their capital. They don’t like the idea of their holy city being under the control of a country with a different religion. These tensions have been going on for years. I

Taiwan is taking serious steps to deal with its worst drought in 56 years. The extreme dry weather has left many farmers unable to grow crops and is threatening many other businesses in the country. Last year, Taiwan had very little rain and it wasn’t hit by a single typhoon. That has left the island nation struggling with its worst drought in at least 56 years. Lakes and rivers in the central and southern part of the country are drying up. Many of the country’s reservoirs are only 20% full. Some, like the Baoshan No. 2 Reservoir, are less than 10% full. In response to the shortage, the government has been limiting water. For example, people in the central city of Taichung only get water five days a week. For the other two days, they use water stored in buckets or bathtubs. Some businesses that use a lot of water, like swimming pools and car washes, have been forced to shut down. The drought has forced the government to choose between the country’s t