Blogging the End of the World™
From 1950 to 2008, most land areas have warmed up by 1–3°C, with the largest warming over northern Asia and northern North America. During the same period, precipitation decreased over most of Africa, southern Europe, South and East Asia, eastern Australia, Central America, central Pacific coasts of North America, and some parts of South America. […]
Baku (AFP) Nov 18, 2010 – The five nations littoral to the Caspian Sea may introduce a five-year ban on sturgeon fishing within the next three months amid falling stocks of the fish famous for producing caviar, Russia said Thursday. The proposal on the moratorium was put forward during a summit of Caspian Sea […]
For More Information:Piper Crowell, 202-683-1250John Rumpler, (617) 747-4306Washington, DC 18 November 2010 As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several states consider action on factory farm pollution, Environment America released a report, Corporate Agribusiness and America’s Waterways, examining the role of corporate agribusiness in the pollution of waterways from the Chesapeake Bay to the […]
By Staff WritersNov 18, 2010 Seattle WA (SPX) – The most widely adopted measure for assessing the state of the world’s oceans and fisheries led to inaccurate conclusions in nearly half the ecosystems where it was applied according to new analysis by an international team led by a University of Washington fisheries scientist. “Applied […]
By Laurinda Luffman for SOS ChildrenNov 19, 2010 12:29 PM Over one hundred days since the floods hit Pakistan and families across the country tell their stories how they have been affected by the catastrophe. Over one hundred days have passed since the floods hit Pakistan and families across the country tell their stories how […]
By Chalpat SontiNovember 11, 2010 The equivalent of an extra 17,600 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water will be taken from Perth’s aquifers this year, as a prolonged dry spell bites hard on supplies. The Department of Water has approved the Water Corporation’s application to take 165 gigalitres from the Gnangara and Jandakot aquifers. That is […]
By Pascale TrouillaudNovember 16, 2010 Beijing (AFP) Nov 16, 2010 – Maritime incidents in the East and South China Seas, such as the one that sparked a major row between China and Japan, could intensify in a fight over dwindling fish stocks, experts say. Past incidents have been sparked by regional competition for strategic sea […]
By Rhett A. Butler, www.wildmadagascar.orgNovember 16, 2010 A biological survey in Northeastern Madagascar has turned up evidence of extensive logging in Masoala National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its biologically-rich rainforest. The findings suggest that harvesting of valuable hardwoods—including rosewood, ebony, and palissander—continues despite an official ban on the logging and export […]
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 4:13 PM Forensic testing finally began Tuesday on a key piece of evidence from April’s Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, and the FBI is keeping a close eye on the work at the NASA Michoud facility in eastern New […]
By Jacob GoldsteinOctober 8, 2010 The recession ended more than a year ago, but the jobs picture is still very bleak. There are about 130 million non-farm jobs in this country, according to the employment numbers out this morning. That’s down from nearly 138 million in December of ’07, when the recession began. Those job […]
