Blogging the End of the World™
In a dry land where almost everyone has their eye on their uphill neighbor’s water, the Andes are already seeing conflicts erupt as global warming changes water patterns. By Barbara FraserFor The Daily Climate ICA, Peru — Two decades ago, the strip of sand between the Pacific Ocean and the Andean foothills was empty except […]
From Calculated Risk: Total housing starts were at 458 thousand (SAAR) in April, the all time record low. The previous record low was 488 thousand in January (the lowest level since the Census Bureau began tracking housing starts in 1959). Single-family starts were at 368 thousand (SAAR) in April; just above the revised record low […]
By Azad Majumder DHAKA (Reuters) – It was once the lifeline of the Bangladeshi capital. But the once mighty Buriganga river, which flows by Dhaka, is now one of the most polluted rivers in Bangladesh because of rampant dumping of industrial and human waste. “Much of the Buriganga is now gone, having fallen to ever […]
New figures show the Big Dry is getting worse across New South Wales – with 60 per cent of the state being classified as in drought. This includes the western district, which takes in Broken Hill and Wilcannia, while Wanaaring in the Darling district is classified as being in marginal drought. Primary Industries Minister Ian […]
By Verity Edwards and Pia Akerman | May 18, 2009 FIRST it was salt, now it is acid preventing farmers at Currency Creek and along the Finniss River from using Murray River water. While it may have been a blessing at the time, heavy rains last month have mobilised acid in exposed soil beds in […]
BY TINA LAM As the sun begins to sink along the Little Manistee River in northern Michigan, researcher Nick Johnson is excited and a little nervous. There’s a lot riding on what he’s about to do. It’s spawning season for the sea lamprey, a prehistoric creature that invaded the Great Lakes 80 years ago, and […]
By Sam Lister, Health Editor Climate change poses the biggest threat to human health in the 21st century but its full impact is not being grasped by the healthcare community or policymakers, a medical report concludes. The report, compiled by a commission of academics from University College London and published in The Lancet, warns that […]
Phnom Penh (AFP) May 7, 2009 – Lightning strikes have killed about 50 Cambodians in the first four months of the year, a government official said Thursday. The number of such deaths was up from the same period last year, said a deputy head at the National Committee for Disaster Management, Ly Thuch, without giving […]
From Calculated Risk: As everyone knows, investment in single family structures has fallen off a cliff. This is the component of RI that gets all the media attention – although usually from stories about single family starts and new home sales. … Home improvement is at 1.15% of GDP, off the high of 1.30% in […]
Yale Environment 360 currently has a piece which connects two subjects that TreeHugger has covered on a number of occasions, species getting de-listed as endangered species and climate change wiping out habitat. In this case it’s the grizzly bear and pine trees dying in and around Yellowstone National Park: Though the grizzly bear had been […]
