As climate warms, South Korea fights new border threat: Malarial mosquitoes

PAJU, South Korea: Near the strongly fortified borders that divides North and South Korea, a tracking system is working 24/7- no tracking missiles or troop movements, but catching malaria-carrying mosquitoes that does cross the border. Despite its superior medical assistance and decades of established efforts, achieving “malaria-free” standing has remainedContinue Reading

Xi flags ‘severe’ task of flood control as rains lash China

As authorities tightened flood control measures, such as pond construction, deaths during China’s monthly summer floods have decreased quickly from the thousands annually in the 1990s. However, China has been exposed to severe flooding and disasters like immediate mudslides, frequently in its rocky but populated areas, as a result ofContinue Reading