Blogging the End of the World™
By Sean Maroney 11 September 2010 Nowshera, Pakistan — Celebrations for the holiday Eid-al-Fitr in Pakistan are muted as millions of Pakistanis continue to suffer in the wake of the country’s worst flooding. The heavy rains came to Pakistan just before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, known locally as Ramazan, arrived. Sunrise-to-sunset fasting is […]
By John PlattSep 13, 2010 05:20 PM Populations of a bumblebee species living on remote Scottish islands have a lack of genetic diversity because of many generations of inbreeding, a situation that could put the region’s bumblebees at risk of extinction, according to a new study by scientists from the University of Stirling in Scotland. […]
By Nick Sundt 11 September 2010 Alaska Dispatch in Anchorage reported yesterday (10 September 2010) in Massive walrus haulout observed near Point Lay, Alaska that USGS researchers were estimating that “anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000” walruses now have hauled out along Alaska’s Chukchi coastline. “Walruses have been known to haul out onto land in large […]
Media Contact: David Stauth, 541-737-0787Source: Cody Beedlow, 541-737-12483 September 2010 CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University research program has returned to Collier Glacier for the first time in almost 20 years and found that the glacier has decreased more than 20 percent from its size in the late 1980s. The findings are consistent with […]
By MALIA WOLLANSeptember 12, 2010 DAVIS, Calif. — To Ron Ringen, a retired veterinarian, roadkill is a calling. Nearly every week for the last seven months, Mr. Ringen, 69, has driven the roads north of this college town near Sacramento, scanning the pavement for telltale bits of fur and feathers. Pulling over, Mr. Ringen gets […]
Lake level products from the NASA/USDA/FAS. Topex/Poseidon (blue), Jason-1 (red), and Jason-2 (purple) radar altimeters. The lakes reside in the USA (Michigan), Argentina (Chiquita), Iran (Urmia), Tanzania (Rukwa), and China (Hulun). State of the Climate in 2009, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, as appearing in the June 2010 issue (Vol. 91) […]
Machni City has been flooded near Dadu while water has reached alarming levels at Manchar Lake. Water at Manchar Lake crossed dangerous levels putting immense pressure on the MNV Drain in Dadu. The subsequent flooding inundated Machni city and over 50 villages were flooded in Chani and Mehar areas. Floods are threatening various areas of […]
By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF September 7, 2010, 10:31 am Torrential rains and flash floods that swept through cities and villages in West Africa in late August have intensified a food crisis in the region, leaving upwards of 10 million people suffering from severe food shortages, the United Nations and relief organizations warned last week. The […]
By Park Si-soo09-12-2010 19:15 Global warming or climate change has been thought of as something reserved for the next generation to worry about. However, the weather affecting the Korean Peninsula these days would seem to belie this. Recent weather conditions — quite different from the norm — indicate that Korea is already under the influence […]
By Margie Mason, The Associated PressPosted: 09/12/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT MUZAFFARGARH, Pakistan — Sughra Ramzan knew something was wrong when strange pains began ripping through her stomach for the second time. The pregnant mother feared her baby was in trouble — but there was nothing she could do. It was dark, and she was stranded […]
