Rooftop Repairs- A roof is more than just the crowning glory of your home; it’s a vital component that protects you, your family, and your possessions from the elements. However, over time, even the most well-constructed roofs can develop issues. Whether it’s due to extreme weather, regular wear and tear, or improper installation, these problems can lead to leaks, structural damage, and a host of other issues if not addressed promptly.
Types of Damage: Rooftop Repairs
Understanding the types of damage that can occur to your roof is the first step in maintaining its integrity. Here are some common types of damage:
Weather-related damage:
Extreme weather conditions such as heavy rain, wind, or hail c…
Julio Godoy
PARIS, Jun 19 2006 (IPS) – The asbestos-laden French ship Clemenceau continues to provoke controversy, after being at the heart of an international debate on how and where so-called end-of-life ships should be dismantled.
The Clemenceau, a former French military aircraft carrier, which contains some 100 tonnes of the cancer-provoking asbestos, was supposed to be broken down at a naval yard in Alang, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. From Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, the ship was towed from the French port of Toulon to the Indian Ocean, and was expected to be docked in Alang by late February.
But a legal battle between French environmental and health activists, who claimed that the disposal of the ship s asbestos could not be carried out in India without puttin…
Aprille Muscara
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 1 2010 (IPS) – Aid groups and U.N. agencies are raising the alarm over the vulnerability of pregnant women and babies in flood ravaged Pakistan.
Over the past month the unprecedented monsoon-induced floods have affected nearly 18 million people 1,600 lives have already been lost, according to U.N. estimates.
We know that mothers are giving birth in flimsy or crowded shelters, steps away from stagnant water and debris, said Sonia Kush, director of emergency preparedness and response at Save the Children. And we know the dangers for newborns are extreme the first hours and days of a child s life in the developing world are the riskiest, even without the added complications posed by a disaster of this scope. Displacement, increased im…
Milfred Perkins
WASHINGTON, Jun 13 2011 (IPS) – Between 2011 and 2012, 6.4 million children could die of preventable diseases, a number greater than the total population of Denmark or Norway.
According to a June 2011 by Save the Children, a child in the poorest fifth percent of the world s population is three times less likely than a child in the richest fifth to be immunised, and twice as likely to die before the age of five.
And while vaccination rates are at their highest point in history with an average of four out of five children receiving the DPT3 immunisation against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus one-fifth or 24 million of the world s children are not receiving even the most basic life-saving vaccines.
According to , a study commissioned by the J…
SKOPJE, Macedonia , Jul 12 2013 (IPS) – A “virus” of restrictive abortion legislation is spreading from Eastern Europe, health experts and rights campaigners have said, amid Church pressure and misguided government attempts to stop falling birth rates.
Just weeks ago a new law was introduced in Macedonia tightening up relatively liberal abortion legislation which had been followed for more than 40 years. And last month, Lithuanian lawmakers gave initial approval to some of strictest abortion legislation in the world.
Tighter abortion laws are also being considered in Russia and the Ukraine while the Georgian parliament is expected to debate abortion laws after the country’s Orthodox Church made calls in May for it to be banned.
Critics say that some governm…
In countries like Malawi, there are simply not enough mental health professionals to go around. The local faith community can help fill this void. Credit: Unsplash /Melanie Wasser.
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Oct 14 2020 (IPS) – The world is actually in the throes of two pandemics. The first is COVID-19. The second is the wave of stress and anxiety, depression and substance use it has unleashed around the world. Most mental health disorders are treatable.
This so called “” is raging in poor and wealthy countries alike. But ac…
Martin Kropff, Director General, CIMMYT and Nteranya Sanginga, Director General, IITA
A woman farmer in Mozambique with DT maize harvest. Credit: CIMMYT
IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 2021 (IPS) – 17 February African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate change: 2020 was the second hottest year on record, while prolonged droughts and explosive floods are directly threatening the livelihoods of millions. By the 2030s, lack of rainfall and rising temperatures could render 40 percent of Africa’s maize-growing area unsuitable for climate-vulnerable varieties grown by farmers, while maize remains the preferred and affordable staple …