Blogging the End of the World™
By Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.August 07, 2010 Drought and the worst heat wave Russia has seen in 130 years have sparked a devastating outbreak of wildfires across the nation this summer, primarily in the country’s western and central regions. According to wire service reports and Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry, as of Aug. […]
By Conor Humphries and Daniel Flynn in Paris; Editing by Jon HemmingSun Aug 8, 2010 2:00pm EDT MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow doctors said they were wary of diagnosing patients with heat and smoke-related illnesses out of fear they will lose their jobs, hinting at Russia’s long record of covering up the impact of disasters. […]
XBT corrected estimates of annual ocean heat content anomaly (1022 J) for the 0–700 m layer. Differences among the time series arise from: input data; quality control procedure; gridding and infilling methodology (what assumptions are made in areas of missing data); bias correction methodology; and choice of reference climatology. Anomalies are computed relative to the […]
By Cliff Kuang A couple weeks ago, we brought you a sneak peak at The Little Book of Shocking Global Facts, a slim but striking volume filled with illustrations of unbelievable facts. This October, the publisher, Fiell, is releasing a successor: The Little Book of Shocking Eco Facts, by Mark Crundwell and Cameron Dunn, with […]
Moscow, Aug 7, (RHC).- The Russian Emergencies Minister is warning of possible radiation risks, as wildfires approach closer to the area affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. According to reports from Russia, the main fear is that the fires, which are moving further south of Moscow, could disturb and spread the contamination buried in the […]
By Lin Jenkins, The ObserverSunday 8 August 2010 Russian troops dug a five-mile canal yesterday to protect a nuclear arms site from wildfires caused by a record heatwave. The forest and peat fires have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and pushed air pollution in Moscow to six […]
Authorities evacuate people living along swollen rivers as further downpours hamper efforts to help millions already affected Associated Press in Sukkur Sunday 8 August 2010 14.17 BST Pakistani authorities evacuated people living alongside expanding rivers today as forecasts predicted further heavy rain that could worsen the country’s flood crisis. Officials estimate that as many as […]
IANS7 August 2010 Visibility in some parts of Moscow dropped to below 50 metres and air pollution reached more than six times normal levels Saturday, as Russia battled more than 300 new wildfires in a span of 24 hours alone, the Interfax news agency reported. Most of the new fires were rapidly extinguished, the Civil […]
ScienceDaily (Aug. 6, 2010) — The way that humanity reacts to climate change may do more damage to many areas of the planet than climate change itself unless we plan properly, an important new study published in Conservation Letters by Conservation International’s Will Turner and a group of other leading scientists has concluded. The paper […]
By Mark TamhanePosted Fri Aug 6, 2010 6:03pm AEST Polar bears, the icon of the Arctic, are under threat from the twin challenges of climate change and chemicals that are not breaking down in the region’s cold waters. Research published in the journal Science of The Total Environment shows the retreat of sea-ice in the […]
