Access to robust disaster risk data is key for vulnerable countries like Belize to formulate evidence-based policy and adaptation actions, and to mobilize the required support for their implementation. That's exactly how the characters in The Day the Earth Caught Fire feel, too. The cult 1961 British sci-fi disaster film has several eerie similarities with how the world has reacted to the current climate emergency, and ends in a way that's both deeply depressing and a call to action. One of the smartest creative decisions that Guest and Mankowitz made while writing The Day the Earth Caught Fire was to show the film entirely from the perspective of journalists, rather than the politicians that are trying to solve the problem. The result is that Peter, Bill, and Jeannie are all completely powerless as the end of the world looms larger and larger. Earlier this month, GEO held a GEO Week and Ministerial Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, where it endorsed a new strategy for its work beyond 2025 to better respond to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, as well as land degradation, deforestation and environmental disasters.

Currently, about one in four countries have included technology for climate observation and early warning systems in their NDCs, mostly in the agriculture and water sectors. Looking at technology needs assessments by countries, about 12 percent of prioritized technology measures for adaptation relate to climate observation and early warning systems. Yet, according to UNDRR, disaster risk information is an area showing slow progress in global multi-hazard early warning coverage. The situation is even worse in least developed countries and small island developing states.

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The game currently has 5 levels, each level is huge and is designed to be more difficult than the previous one and each one with different puzzles and mechanics. Levels will be added in the future. Lennox Gladden, TEC member, shared the experience of his home country, Belize. According to the Word Bank, Belize ranks eighth out of 167 countries facing climate risks. It suffers from frequent tropical storms and hurricanes, sea-level rise, floods, and extreme temperatures and drought, all causing economic, social and ecosystem losses. The TEC and GEO, with input from other Early Warnings for All partners, including the Green Climate Fund andthe Adaptation Fund, will develop a knowledge product highlighting technologies, innovation andtools that can improve disaster risk information sharing for policy makers and climate project teams.

The Early Warnings for All initiative is an example of global efforts to assist countries in ramping-up climate action and support to protect the most vulnerable through life-saving early warning systems,” said Gladden. This collaborative partnership will benefit from the expertise of the GEO community – an intergovernmental partnership on Earth observations – as well as other implementing partners of the Early Warnings for All initiative to strengthen adaptation and resilience efforts worldwide. INDIANAPOLIS -- — Tyrese Haliburton had 26 points and 10 assists, Myles Turner scored 10 of his 23 points in the final quarter, and the Indiana Pacers earned a quarterfinal home game in the NBA In-Season Tournament with a 136-113 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Early Warnings for All initiative was launched by the UN Secretary-General and spearheaded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). It aims to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected from hazardous weather, water and climate events through life-saving early warning systems by the end of 2027.In the film, the US and Russian governments explode nuclear bombs at the exact same time, which causes the Earth's axis to drastically alter by 11 degrees. The result is that the planet starts hurtling closer and closer to the Sun. Initially the world reacts positively to the hotter temperatures. But the conditions soon start to wreak havoc. Soon governments have to declare a state of emergency, as water dries up and supplies dwindle, all as they try to figure out how to stop the Earth moving towards the Sun before it is too late.

UN Climate Change joined other stakeholders in welcoming the strategy and GEO’s commitment to facilitating equitable access to science-based Earth observations technology. The new GEO strategy focuses on providing trusted “Earth intelligence for all”, including governments and multilateral environmental agreements such as the Paris Agreement, offering insights and solutions that can inform strategic climate decisions.

Despite playing with a sprained right wrist, Haliburton boosted a 9-of-23 shooting effort with five 3-pointers. Seven Pacers players scored at least 15 points. I was mad, just sitting out," he said. "Once I got out there, I just told myself, ‘Go. Put your head down and work.' ” The film explores the same issue that Southern Europe and North America have been experiencing over the last few weeks," remarks Bill McGuire, a climate scientist, activist, and writer who also happens to share a name with one of the leading characters. "The film is a fantastic analogy for how global heating has sped up across the planet today, as the world is getting hotter and hotter." I think the best novels out there on climate change show how people are affected in small communities," says McGuire, who has written several books and short stories on the subject. "Small personal stories are the best way of getting across to people how bad things are going to be in the future."