Over 10,000 tons of medical waste from the COVID-19 pandemic response have put global health waste management systems under tremendous pressure. They threaten human and environmental health, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Gloves are a bigger volume than masks, and vaccine waste is taking over from masks, said Maggie Montgomery, a ...
Winter Storm Kenan to form off mid-Atlantic coast Friday with over 18 inches of snow being anticipated in some areas. WASHINGTON (AA) – Millions of people across the US eastern seaboard are bracing on Friday for a “bomb cyclone” that will bring heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions to the region. Winter Storm Kenan...
The volcano that erupted on the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed Tuesday. Swathes of the country are smothered in gray ash and dust or damaged by a tsunami. Tonga is still virtually cut off from the rest of the world since Saturday’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano explosion. [...