By Athar ParvaizNovember 15, 2010 The devastating flood that struck the normally arid desert of Ladakh, north-west India, in August has multiplied the worries of local farmers, already struggling with water shortages and harsh climatic conditions. Flashfloods and mudslides killed 233 people and damaged 14.2 square kilometres of agricultural land. Tucked high up in the […]
By Sean O’Grady, Economics EditorThursday, 18 November 2010 A food crisis could overtake the world in 2011, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, an agency of the United Nations. Climate change, speculation, competing uses such as biofuels and soaring demand from emerging markets in East Asia are the factors that will push global food […]
By Staff WritersNov 21, 2010 Paris (AFP) – Emissions of fossil-fuel gases that stoke climate change edged back less than hoped in 2009 as falls in advanced economies were largely outweighed by rises in China and India, scientists said Sunday. For 2010, emissions are likely to resume their upward track, scaling a new peak, they […]
In July 2010, massive rain in Pakistan led to unprecedented flooding that submerged one-fifth of the country and affected more than 20 million people. While many experts believe the floods were the result of climate change, others say the science is uncertain. Regardless, most agree that natural disasters are occurring more frequently and that the […]
Caption by Holli Riebeek and Adam Voiland9 November 2010 Of all the pollution that fills our lungs on any given day, the most dangerous is the small stuff. Aerosol particle pollution—airborne solid particles and liquid droplets—comes in a range of sizes. Particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers pose the greatest risk to human health because they […]
Pest infestations are on the rise as cash-strapped councils phase out free extermination services By Emily DuganSunday, 21 November 2010 They spread disease, feast on our blood and destroy our clothes. And their numbers are soaring. Britain’s populations of rats, mice, cockroaches, bedbugs, wasps and moths are growing, in some cases unchecked, as more local […]
By GEORGE SAYAGIE gsayagie@ke.nationmedia.com and JULIUS SIGEI jsigei@ke.nationmedia.comThursday, October 28 2010 at 22:44 One year since illegal settlers were kicked out of South West Mau to pave the way for the forest rehabilitation, criticism is mounting over their continued stay in transitional camps. A politician is accusing the government of neglecting the evictees. The 4,985 […]
From 1950 to 2008, most land areas have warmed up by 1–3°C, with the largest warming over northern Asia and northern North America. During the same period, precipitation decreased over most of Africa, southern Europe, South and East Asia, eastern Australia, Central America, central Pacific coasts of North America, and some parts of South America. […]
By Laurinda Luffman for SOS ChildrenNov 19, 2010 12:29 PM Over one hundred days since the floods hit Pakistan and families across the country tell their stories how they have been affected by the catastrophe. Over one hundred days have passed since the floods hit Pakistan and families across the country tell their stories how […]
By Chalpat SontiNovember 11, 2010 The equivalent of an extra 17,600 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water will be taken from Perth’s aquifers this year, as a prolonged dry spell bites hard on supplies. The Department of Water has approved the Water Corporation’s application to take 165 gigalitres from the Gnangara and Jandakot aquifers. That is […]
