Blogging the End of the World™
www.underthemountainbunker.wordpress.comNovember 4, 2010 Basically, the 65-and-older crowd rode their rascal scooters to polling places while the under-30 crowd couldn’t be bothered: Only about one in five people under the age of 30 voted in the mid-term elections Tuesday, says a study based on exit polls… Around one million fewer Americans under the age of 30 […]
By Henry Foy; editing by Kim CoghillNovember 4, 2010 NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) – Die-hard fans of the best-selling Harry Potter stories are seriously threatening India’s owl population, as demands for the ultimate wizarding accessory increase, a wildlife group says. Potter’s snow-white owl Hedwig, his trusty messenger throughout the book and film series, is being […]
By Brett Michael DykesWed Nov 3, 12:01 pm ET All eyes remain on BP’s actions in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of this year’s oil disaster. But a new report suggests the oil giant might be contending with another catastrophe soon enough, as its network of Alaska pipelines appears to be on the […]
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 03, 2010 – Excessive groundwater development represents a greater threat to nearby rivers and streams during dry periods (low flows) than previously thought, according to research released by CSIRO. In an address to the Groundwater 2010 Conference in Canberra, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Flagship scientist, Dr David Rassam, said […]
By Staff WritersNov 03, 2010 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2010 – Should global warming cause sea levels to rise as predicted in coming decades, thousands of archaeological sites in coastal areas around the world will be lost to erosion. With no hope of saving all of these sites, archaeologists Torben Rick from the Smithsonian […]
Geneva (AFP) Nov 3, 2010 – The United Nations on Wednesday launched an appeal for 38.9 million dollars in aid for 120,000 people struck by a five year drought in the east African state of Djibouti. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos said many people were unable to feed their families, leaving one […]
By Staff WritersBangkok (AFP) Nov 2, 2010 Thailand battled Tuesday to rescue thousands of people stranded in their homes after flash floods – several metres deep in places – swept through a southern city, cutting power and communications. Heavy flooding has already killed more than 100 people around the country since October 10 in what […]
By Louise Gray, Environment CorrespondentPublished: 6:30AM GMT 02 Nov 2010 The Earth will take 100,000 years to recover from global warming if mankind continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, geologists have warned. A conference organised by the Geological Society in London this week will bring together scientists from around the world to look […]
By Veronika GulyasOctober 28, 2010, 10:00 AM ET The number of Hungarians dropped below 10 million in August 2010, according to official statistics, bringing to the surface the threat of extinction, present in the collective subconscious of the Hungarian nation. Preoccupation of Hungarians with the nation’s survival most likely stems from the roughly one thousand […]
Estimates of weight-at-age (g) for 3-6 year old herring from 1970 to 2008. There has been a significant change in the size of Pacific herring, a key forage species. Similar to that of the West Coast of Vancouver Island ecozone, a decline in the weight-at-age of Pacific herring occurred from 1970–2008. This decline is currently […]
