2016 Recap
2016: Year in Review
As the sun sets on 2016 and we usher in the new year, it’s time to reflect and review the year gone by mozilla firefox kostenfrei herunterladen. 2016 was a mixed year with several positives and negatives but most notably, it was a year of significant changes and, dare I say, upsets. From Brexit to Donald Trump’s presidential victory to currency demonetization in India, 2016 featured major political and economic shifts with far-reaching global consequences plex film herunterladen. The full scale of these changes will probably be felt in the coming year and their implications on the world remain to be seen. Environmentally, there’s finally something to cheer about as efforts to control global warming and wildlife endangerment started to bear fruit discord for mac. We also made several technological breakthroughs from solar-powered planes to self-driven taxis. In the sporting world, 2016 will be remembered as the year of the underdogs with fairytale victories of Leicester City and Chicago Cubs herunterladen. However, 2016 was also marred by several notable deaths such as those of Muhammed Ali, John Cruyff and Fidel Castro.
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World Population (Billion)
Countries have reduced carbon emission
Infant mortality rate per 1000 births
%
Population has access to electricity
World
Environment
World Health
- % of population having access to water 91%
- % Married women (aged 15-49) using contraception 62%
- % of undernourished population 10.9%
Zika Virus Outbreak
The outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil forced Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador & Jamaica to recommend women to delay pregnancy for up to 2 years.
Malaria free
Europe became the first continent to wipe out malaria. Sri Lanka was also declared malaria-free.
End of Ebola
2016 marked the ending of the Ebola outbreak which had claimed at least 11,310 lives in the 3 most affected countries.
Technology
Sports
Crisis
War
Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen & Burundi
Earthquake
Ecuador, Italy, Taiwan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand
Mass Shooting
Orlando Gay nightclub in US, Bacha Khan University in Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq
Terror Attack
Brussels, Baghdad, Dhaka, Istanbul, Lahore, Syria, Nice, Ansbach (Germany)
Notable Deaths