5 African rock pythons, which in their homeland are known to eat goats, are seen during a 3-day search in Miami-Dade County. Officials worry that the rock python could breed with the Burmese python. By Andy Reid, January 15, 2010 Reporting from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Fears of a new “super snake” emerging in the […]
The long dry is sapping Melbourne’s dams and raising questions about the viability of the city’s water supply. … Since the network of dams was built several decades ago, Melbourne has never had less drinking water. The record low-water mark was broken in mid-April, when storages reached 28.3 per cent of capacity. With consumption outstripping […]
The much anticipated tree planting launch in Mau forest took place on Friday after days of uncertainty and political bickering. Prime minister Raila Odinga led government officials and other invited dignitaries in launching the campaign aimed at restoring forest cover on 10, 000 acres in the Mau complex. NTVs Brenda Mulinya reports. http://www.ntv.co.ke Mau tree […]
Iron-poor oceans may cause populations of phytoplankton — a critical base of the marine food chain — to decline. By Jessica Marshall | Thu Jan 14, 2010 09:55 AM ET Rising acid levels in the world’s oceans appear to be robbing the tiny animals that form the bedrock of the marine food web of a […]
By GETRUDE GUMEDE, Published: Wednesday January 13, 2010 ZIMBABWE – HARARE – WATER supplies for Harare and surrounding satellite towns could be cut by 15 percent following the imminent temporary shutdown of Prince Edward Water Treatment Plant until the Manyame River starts flowing. Harare City Council might be forced to close Prince Edward Water Treatment […]
By TOM ALLARD, KALIMANTANDecember 14, 2009 A BOAT trip down the wide brown waters of the Kapuas River and the canals that flow off it, crisscrossing the hinterland of Central Kalimantan, makes for a depressing tour. What was once one of the world’s great swamp peat forests is a tangle of weeds and burnt trees. […]
By MATT WADE HERALD CORRESPONDENTDecember 18, 2009 RANTHAMBORE, Rajasthan: India’s wild tigers already compete for survival with nearly 1.2 billion people. But conservationists warn that a new threat looms – the Chinese New Year. February 14 marks the start of the Year of the Tiger and there are fears this will fuel the illicit trade […]
By Auslan CrambPublished: 11:40AM GMT 15 Jan 2010 The catch and release policy will operate on the River Tay from January to the end of May, with other conservation measures in place for the rest of the summer and autumn. The radical measure has been introduced by the Tay District Salmon Fisheries board after a […]
NTVKenya — As the government prepares for that massive tree planting exercise to save the Mau, indiscriminate felling of trees continues in parts of Mau unabated. Our cameras captured the latest logging activities inside the contentious water catchment area. Tree felling intensifies in the Mau Technorati Tags: deforestation,Kenya,Africa,freshwater depletion,drought,global warming,climate change,climate refugees
The continent of Antarctica has been losing more than 100 cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice per year since 2002. Measurements from the Grace satellites confirm that Antarctica is losing mass 11. Isabella Velicogna of JPL and the University of California, Irvine, uses Grace data to weigh the Antarctic ice sheet from space. Her […]
