Landslides cause about 25 deaths a year in the USA An estimated 6.5 million Americans live in homes built on or next to landslide-prone land, according to a major national study by the University of Washington.By studying 128 million buildings across the United States, researchers created the Landslide Exposure Database (LED). It is the first…

The programme is designed for students who genuinely want to engage with older residents rather than simply save money. (Picture credit: Marquette) For 23-year-old Indian student Shojin Samson, moving to the United States did not mean living in a student hostel or sharing an apartment. Instead, he found himself surrounded by hundreds of older neighbours,…

Greece Fights Fires Near Athens As France, Spain Improve Wine producers across Bordeaux are preparing for an early, difficult harvest as nearly two months without rain and ongoing heatwaves shrink grapes on the vine, even though local vineyards narrowly escaped destruction from massive wildfires burning across south-western France.While authorities have managed to control the worst…