AFP 12 November 2010 ISLAMABAD (AFP) — A senior EU aid official warned Friday that flood waters could linger up to another six months in Pakistan, where he said the magnitude of the crisis meant people were still going without aid. “There is nearly water everywhere,” Peter Zangl, the director general of the European Commission’s […]
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 8:56 PM Federal officials planning the recovery from the effects of the BP Macondo oil spill should remain on guard for signs of the collapse of fish or wildlife species in and around the Gulf of Mexico in the years to come, say more than 40 […]
By Khalid al-Ansary and Serena Chaudhry; additional reporting by Aref Mohammed in Basra and Khalid Farhan in Najaf; editing by Alistair Lyon and Janet Lawrence)Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:22am EST BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Frequent dust storms and scarce rains are stifling Iraq’s efforts to revive a farming sector hit by decades of war, sanctions and […]
By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent; editing by Janet LawrenceFARAYA, Lebanon | Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:02am EST (Reuters) – Lebanon’s ski resorts have survived civil war but now face an insidious threat from climate change expected to cut snow cover by 40 percent by 2040. The effects of global warming are still a low priority […]
By Dina ZayedALEXANDRIA, Egypt | Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:33am EST (Reuters) – Twenty years ago, Taher Ibrahim raced his friends across Alexandria’s beaches, now rising seas have swept over his favorite childhood playground. Alexandria, with 4 million people, is Egypt’s second-largest city, an industrial center and a port that handles four-fifths of national trade. […]
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez, barbgo@rsmas.miami.edu University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science8 November 2010 MIAMI – A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests that over the next century recruitment of new corals could drop by 73 percent, as rising CO2 levels […]
(A) Annual releases of juvenile hatchery chum salmon, pink salmon, and sockeye salmon into the North Pacific Ocean and (B) the proportion of total hatchery releases originating from North American hatcheries, 1950–2005. Values exclude spawning-channel sockeye salmon. Values are updated from Mahnken, et al. (1998). Ruggerone, et al, 2010 Gregory T. Ruggerone, Randall M. Peterman, […]
By Jo Hjelle09.nov.2010 20:49 Two Scottish fishing vessels were arrested Tuesday for illegal fishing west of Bergen, Norway. The two Scottish fishing vessels Arcturus and Rosemount were arrested by the Norwegian coast guard, during a routine resource control. The coast guard discovered a great amount of fish under the minimum size, states Øystein Flatval-Larsen, captain […]
Scientists say some whale species off the Mexican coast are showing signs of severe sunburn that may be caused by the damaged ozone layer’s decreased ability to block ultraviolet radiation. By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated PressNovember 10, 2010 LONDON — Scientists say some whale species off the Mexican coast are showing signs of severe sunburn […]
BBC6 November 2010 An international system of tracking tuna – a vital tool in the preservation of stocks – has been found to be full of gaps, reports Steve Bradshaw. In Japan, diners are being urged to curb their craze for one of their favourite kinds of sushi – unless Mediterranean suppliers can prove it […]
