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      Kelly Clarke

      Kelly Clarke

      Senior News Reporter
      Location
      UAE
      Kelly is a senior reporter and covers a wide range of news from environment to education and travel. Whether it be overcoming adversity, acts of bravery or unsung heroes, she loves to delve deep and tell human interest stories. A graduate of Middlesex University in the UK, she joined The National in 2019. She visited the UAE in 2012 with plans to stay for a month and hasn’t left since.

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      Klaus Moldeus says overarching threats of a changing climate should not incite hopelessness among younger generations. Courtesy Middle East Youth Expo
      Climate change is impacting mental health

      Extreme weather events can cause stress and anxiety, leading to serious mental health issues

      EnvironmentFebruary 04, 2020
      Jarah Al Hawamdeh has climbed some of the most iconic mountains in the world, including Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Antonie Robertson / The National
      An amputee at 15, fearless climber is ready to scale new heights

      Jarah Al Hawamdeh, 25, wants to scale all seven major summits by the end of next year

      EnvironmentFebruary 04, 2020
      ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 02 FEBRUARY 2020. The largest youth engagement event in the Middle East, The Middle East Youth Expo 2020, held at the Mubadala Arena located in Zayed Sports City. LtoR: Marwa Salem Alkarbi and Khulood Khaled Alarafati with their model of a Child Detector device in vehicles. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: Kelly Clarke. Section: Business.
      UAE students develop alert system to prevent child deaths in cars

      Project on show at Middle East Youth Expo 2020 triggers sound and light alarms when additional weight is detected in a vehicle

      EducationFebruary 03, 2020
      UNHCR's emergency stockpile facility in Dubai stores a variety of relief items including blankets, sleeping mats and solar lamps. Pawan Singh / The National
      Inside the UN's Dubai aid centre

      A vast warehouse facility in International Humanitarian City is geared up to help 250,000 people 'at any given moment'

      EnvironmentFebruary 03, 2020
      Motorists in JLT face heavy traffic delays for the second day in a row due to repair works. Courtesy:RTA
      Motorists in JLT face heavy delays for second day in row

      Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority said teams are 'exerting every effort' to restore traffic to normal

      TransportFebruary 02, 2020
      The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has shared a comic book guide to the coronavirus with pupils. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      No coronavirus cases in Abu Dhabi schools, regulator says

      The emirate's Department of Education advises parents to seek medical help if children show symptoms of infection

      EducationFebruary 02, 2020
      ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 30 JANUARY 2020. The newly launched Mangrove Walk at Al Jubail Islandi. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: Janice Rodrigues. Section: National.
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      Thousands of visitors flock to Abu Dhabi's new mangrove walk

      Lack of parking did not dampen the overall experience

      EnvironmentFebruary 02, 2020
      Google Maps reports heavy traffic in JLT, Dubai. Courtesy Google Maps
      Traffic update: expect delays in JLT on Sunday morning

      RTA says traffic diversion in place due to emergency repair works

      TransportFebruary 01, 2020
      Dubai resident launches free weekly support to encourage men to open up about their inner struggles. Antonie Robertson / The National
      Dubai resident launches free support group for men

      Each week, at a high-rise office in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, the men meet to talk about all things life

      HealthFebruary 01, 2020
      DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 21 JANUARY 2020. Dr Zainab Fathi Elsayed, specialist registrar at Rashed Hospital. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: Nick Webster. Section: National.
      UAE's growing elderly population at risk from isolation and depression

      Community groups and specialist care on hand to provide life-saving support

      HealthFebruary 01, 2020
      Ultra endurance cyclist Niel Copeland aims to complete 1,000km race in Rwanda in just 60 hours. Reem Mohammed / The National
      Dubai resident to pedal 1,000km in just 60 hours

      Niel Copeland will take part in the Race around Rwanda ultra endurance cycling event on Sunday

      UAEFebruary 01, 2020
      A public recycling station in the Abu Dhabi district of Khalidiya. Environment chiefs want to cut the amount of rubbish sent to landfill from about 70 per cent at present to 15 per cent by 2030. Victor Besa / The National
      Abu Dhabi produces two Burj Khalifas-worth of waste per month

      The capital's Waste Management Centre reveals a significant rise in the amount of waste over the past three years

      EnvironmentJanuary 27, 2020
      A plane loaded with cloud-seeding flares in the UAE. Courtesy: National Centre for Meteorology
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      UAE calls on world's scientists to help boost cloud seeding

      An Emirates programme awards Dh18 million each year to projects aimed at rain enhancement

      EnvironmentJanuary 20, 2020
      Provided photo of cloud seeding operations in the UAE Courtesy National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology *** Local Caption *** D3S_4005.JPG
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      UAE aims to boost cloud seeding via artificial clouds

      Dr Omar Al Yazeedi said the department was looking at new methods of generating rain

      EnvironmentJanuary 20, 2020
      A man walks past burning rubbish at a landfill site on the artificial island of Thilafushi near Male, Maldives. Carl Court / Getty
      Dumpsites: the world's most polluted places

      Rapid population increase and a rise in consumption has led to growing mountains of rubbish, worldwide.

      EnvironmentJanuary 16, 2020
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