Blogging the End of the World™
By BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press 24 June 2011 PHOENIX – The largest wildfire in Arizona history left a charred landscape of blackened forest, burned-out vehicle hulks and charred fireplaces as it destroyed more than 30 homes. It also inflicted a serious toll on an ecosystem that’s home to numerous endangered species. The flames spared three […]
By arevamirpal::laprimavera24 June 2011 There they go. Dr. Shunichi Yamashita must be thrilled for the prospect of a research of a lifetime! Fukushima Prefecture decided to fit ALL kindergartners, elementary school and junior high school children in Fukushima Prefecture, 280,000 of them, with what NHK World called “dosimeters” to monitor the radiation level as experienced […]
Dhaka (AFP) June 13, 2011 – Bangladesh’s vast ship-breaking yards are roaring back into business, after the easing of strict environmental regulations that brought the major industry to a halt for much of 2010. A High Court ruling on March 7 reversed a series of 2010 court verdicts — fought for by environmental activists — […]
Kabul (AFP) June 9, 2011 – War may kill thousands of civilians a year in Afghanistan, but choking air pollution in the capital Kabul is more deadly, experts say. Signs of the silent killer — pollutants emitted by old cars, poor quality fuel and people burning trash — are everywhere on the city’s chaotic streets. […]
At the end of 2010, some 43.7 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced due to conflict and persecution, the highest number in more than 15 years. This included 15.4 million refugees, 27.5 million IDPs, and more than 837,500 individuals whose asylum application had not yet been adjudicated by the end of the reporting period. The […]
Berlin, June 21, 2011 (AFP) – Munich Re stated that deadly weather catastrophes in China had soared around four-fold in the last 30 years, costing its economy billions. Munich Re said in a report that the number of annual disasters including violent storms, floods, extreme temperatures, droughts and forest fires had risen to about 48 […]
By Kirsten Boyd Johnson23 June 2011 WHOOPS: Georgia’s legal promise to crucify any illegal immigrants it could get its hands on did, in fact, have the intended effect of scaring away the state’s undocumented workers. So, lo and behold, there are no workers left to harvest all of the state’s crops. Is America ready for […]
NODA, Chiba, June 23 (Mainichi Japan) – The municipal government here independently set a 1.0 millisievert maximum annual radiation dose for children, and will take anti-exposure measures should doses at schools in the city exceed that figure, it was announced on June 22. Noda and other municipalities in northwest Chiba Prefecture, where radiation levels are […]
By arevamirpal::laprimavera22 June 2011 […] There is this news that has been reported widely in Japan as something “good”: Cities and towns in Fukushima Prefecture are fitting children – kindergarteners, elementary school children, and junior high school children – with radiation monitoring badges to keep track of the external radiation that they will receive. I […]
By JACKIE CALMESPublished: June 23, 2011 The United States will lead an international effort to release 60 million barrels of petroleum reserves to world markets, replacing some of the oil production lost because of the conflict in Libya, the International Energy Agency announced in Paris on Thursday. The action is aimed at reducing energy prices […]
