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Avocados are a very, very high-value crop. Consumers have a really high demand for them, but alongside soaring exports of these fruits; the environmental and social toll in Mexico is rising.

Green gold or environmental catastrophe?

In a new study, the researchers have discovered that the world is not far away from the day when it will start experiencing apocalyptic weather events, which will eventually lead to doomsday.

An apocalypse can occur anytime after 2050. Here's how it will begin and end the world

Mars is believed to be more prone to devastation from asteroids than what was believed earlier. Studies suggest that this may pose a risk to future Mars missions that have been planned to investigate whether Mars can be an alternative for human inhabitation.

Asteroids can cause catastrophe on Mars and scientists are worried. Here's why

Scientists have predicted when humankind will witness the "triple whammy extinction" event that will wipe out humans and what will cause it. Experts have warned humanity for years about the impact of global warming.

Scientists forewarn timing of 'triple whammy extinction' that will eradicate all life from Earth

Scientists have discovered "megabeds" from ancient volcanic eruptions at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, showing the evidence of several millennia of catastrophic events that hit the region in every few thousand years.

Europe witnesses catastrophic events every 10,000-15,000 years, supervolcano megabeds reveal

The UK government plans to come down heavily on vaping e-cigarettes and the so-called New Age Gateway products it has shared its proposal for public consultation to weigh in on vaping by children. This comes after a 12-year-old was placed in a medically induced coma after her lungs were severely weakened all because of vaping.

UK: Child vaping crisis becomes public health catastrophe

How will the world end? A flood that drowns everyone? A fiery meteor that herds us to the same end that met the mighty dinosaurs? Or an air-born virus that destroys us from the inside?

Humanity's next big 'catastrophe' could lie in the Sun, predict scientists

Libya's chief prosecutor has taken the initiative to investigate the recent collapse of the two dams that led to catastrophic floods, focusing on whether improved maintenance practices could have prevented this disaster, media reports said.

Libya dam collapse: Probe launched into allocation of maintenance funds

Record monsoon rains were causing a "catastrophe of epic scale", Pakistan's climate change minister said Wednesday, announcing an international appeal for help in dealing with floods that have killed more than 800 people since June.

Flood toll tops 800 in Pakistan's 'catastrophe of epic scale'

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant as the UN chief proposed a demilitarised zone at the site amid fears of a catastrophe.

WION Dispatch: UN chief calls for demilitarised zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

There has always been fear of a massive asteroid cruising towards the Earth and wiping out the entire civilization in an instant. It has happened millions of years ago—when dinosaurs were completely eradicated—and there is a possibility that an asteroid of such magnitude can enter the Earth’s atmosphere again.

‘Don’t Look Up’: Can humans stop asteroid Armageddon? Here’s what scientists have to say

United Nations Environment Programme's Emissions Gap report has revealed that country pledges will be unable to keep the global temperature under 1.5C this century.

'Climate catastrophe': UN emissions gap report deemed as 'thundering wake-up call'

The UK government's climate chief Alok Sharma has warned that the world is "dangerously close" to running out of time to stop a climate change catastrophe. Sharma, who is leading COP26, the climate summit hosted by the UK this year, said that the effects were already clear with floods, fires and heatwaves.

Time running out to stop 'catastrophe', warns UK's climate chief

British COP26 president Alok Sharma described a forthcoming UN report about climate change in stark terms; as offering the international community its clearest warning about the risks of accelerating climate change.

Upcoming UN climate report presents 'starkest warning yet'

Scientists fear that Alaska could soon be hit by a mega-tsunami owing to a landslide which was triggered by melting of glaciers in the region. Even though the bigger projected timeline of the disaster to strike is within the next two decades, scientists warned that the catastrophe could strike within the next 12 months.

Scientists warn of a mega-tsunami along Alaskan coast as early as 12 months

President Donald Trump faces a key decision this week on whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, potentially reversing years of United States policy and drawing a furious response from the Palestinian leadership and the Arab world

Turkey warns of 'catastrophe' if US recognises Jerusalem as Israel capital

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