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22 January 2011 (BBC) — The death toll from South Africa’s floods has continued to rise, follows weeks of heavy rains that began in December. Seventy people have died and more than 8,000 families have been forced to leave their homes. Five other countries in the region, from Mozambique to Namibia, are on alert for […]
By Mark RalstonSunday 23 January 2011 HORSHAM (AFP) — Marshall Rodda weathered Australia’s decade-long drought, but as he recovers from record-breaking floods the seasoned farmer can’t help thinking that when it rains, it pours. Before the rains began in April, Rodda was among the thousands of Australian farmers struggling to make ends meet in the […]
Al Jazeera EnglishJanuary 22, 2011 The people of Sri Lanka are trying to cope with the effects of the worst floods that have hit the country in more than 50 years. And it is not only homes that have been damaged. More than 80 per cent of fields in the main rice-growing area have been […]
Officials in Brazil say more than 800 people are now known to have died in floods and landslides in the south-east of the country this month. More than 400 people are still missing after torrential rain caused whole hillsides to collapse. The Brazilian government has said it will set up an early warning system to […]
Residents stand on the porch of their home at the edge of landslide damage in the Caleme neighbourhood of Teresopolis, Brazil. Felipe Dana / AP Deadly flooding and mudslides in Brazil SAO PAULO, Brazil— ReutersPublished Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 9:14AM EST Brazilian officials say the floods and mudslides that hit Rio de Janeiro state last […]
23 January 2011 (BBC) – Parts of the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria are braced for the approach of a giant lake of floodwater 55 miles (90km) long, as Australia’s severe flooding problems continue. Deputy PM Wayne Swan said the recent floods would rank as one of Australia’s most costly natural disasters ever. More than […]
ScienceDaily (Jan. 22, 2011) — Around one in four Montrealers take some kind of anti-depressant, and according to new research, the drugs are passing into the waterways and affecting fish. The findings are internationally significant as the city’s sewage treatment system is similar to that in use in other major cities, and moreover, it is […]
By ELISABETH ROSENTHALJanuary 21, 2011 KINANGOP, Kenya — Simon Joakim Kiiru remembers a time not long ago when familiar birdsongs filled the air here and life was correlated with bird sightings. His lush, well-tended homestead is in the highlands next to the Aberdare National Park, one of the premier birding destinations in the world. When […]
For years researchers have watched plants and animals migrate to cooler quarters in response to global warming. But a new study suggests some plants are moving downhill, drawn by increased precipitation. By Pete Spotts, Staff writerJanuary 21, 2011 For years, scientists have recorded the gradual march of plants and animals up mountain slopes and toward […]
Caption by Holli RiebeekJanuary 12, 2011 Torrential rain pounded southeast Queensland, Australia, on January 10, 2011, bringing devastating flash floods to several communities just west of Brisbane. This image, made from the Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (MPA) based on data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), shows the intense rain on January 10. The storm […]
