
Robin Millard
Tech Writer at Freelance
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Christophe Vogt |Robin Millard
The United Nations said on Monday that it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits. The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was seeking $29 billion in funding for 2025 compared to the $44 billion originally requested in December, in a "hyper-prioritised" appeal.
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3 weeks ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Robin Millard
A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists said on Friday. Experts knew days ahead of Wednesday's landslide that the glacier was likely to suffer a catastrophic failure. But the reasons why date back much further. There are strong theories on the causes, and to what degree the disaster is linked to climate change — but these are yet to be confirmed by scientific analysis.
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3 weeks ago |
spacedaily.com | Robin Millard
How Switzerland's Birch glacier collapsedBy Robin MILLARDGeneva (AFP) May 30, 2025 A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists told AFP on Friday. Experts knew days ahead of Wednesday's landslide that the glacier was likely to suffer a catastrophic failure. But the reasons why date back much further.
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4 weeks ago |
wargny.com | Robin Millard
Une série d'événements en cascade dans les Alpes suisses a entraîné l'effondrement spectaculaire du glacier de Birch, enterrant un petit village sous des millions de tonnes de gravats, ont indiqué vendredi des glaciologues à l'AFP, qui estiment qu'il est trop tôt pour prouver scientifiquement le rôle exact du changement climatique. Si les experts ont su quelques jours à l'avance que la rupture catastrophique du glacier était inéluctable, les raisons de l'éboulement sont bien plus anciennes.
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4 weeks ago |
capitol.fr | Robin Millard
Une série d'événements en cascade dans les Alpes suisses a entraîné l'effondrement spectaculaire du glacier de Birch, enterrant un petit village sous des millions de tonnes de gravats, ont indiqué vendredi des glaciologues à l'AFP, qui estiment qu'il est trop tôt pour prouver scientifiquement le rôle exact du changement climatique. Si les experts ont su quelques jours à l'avance que la rupture catastrophique du glacier était inéluctable, les raisons de l'éboulement sont bien plus anciennes.
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