Jassim Mansouri

Former Director General of the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate

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Volume 17 Issue 3

This edition's comment once again warns about the dangers of unintended consequences, saying that the articles offering hope are in danger of being overwhelmed by those that highlight malice, ineptitude or indifference

Research on mass shootings

September 2022: Over 70 per cent of mass shootings in developed countries take place in the US, according to new international analysis

Water demand threat to food security

September 2022: Increased demand for water will be the biggest threat to food security in the next two decades, says a new report calling for collaboration between scientists and policymakers to boost resilience

How safe do we feel?

Globally, the percentage of people who felt ‘less safe’ than they did five years earlier has increased from 30 per cent in 2019, to 34 per cent in 2021, according to the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll 2021.

Forever chemicals in rainwater

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made hazardous chemicals spread globally in the atmosphere and can be found in rainwater and snow in even the most remote locations on Earth.

Coral reefs in a ‘recovery window’

August 2022: After a series of severe and widespread disturbances over the last decade, the Great Barrier Reef is in a recovery window, says new report from AIMS.