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Climate change exposing Viking ancestors’ hunting gear faster than archaeologists can collect it

By Alister Doyle, Environment CorrespondentTue Sep 14, 2010 9:48am EDT JUVFONNA, Norway (Reuters) – Climate change is exposing reindeer hunting gear used by the Vikings’ ancestors faster than archaeologists can collect it from ice thawing in northern Europe’s highest mountains. “It’s like a time machine…the ice has not been this small for many, many centuries,” […]

Eid-al-Fitr a somber affair in Pakistan as flooding affects millions

By Sean Maroney 11 September 2010 Nowshera, Pakistan — Celebrations for the holiday Eid-al-Fitr in Pakistan are muted as millions of Pakistanis continue to suffer in the wake of the country’s worst flooding. The heavy rains came to Pakistan just before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, known locally as Ramazan, arrived. Sunrise-to-sunset fasting is […]

Tens of thousands of walruses concentrating along Alaska’s shore as sea ice vanishes

By Nick Sundt 11 September 2010 Alaska Dispatch in Anchorage reported yesterday (10 September 2010) in Massive walrus haulout observed near Point Lay, Alaska that USGS researchers were estimating that “anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000” walruses now have hauled out along Alaska’s Chukchi coastline.  “Walruses have been known to haul out onto land in large […]

Research shows continued decline of Oregon’s largest glacier

Media Contact: David Stauth, 541-737-0787Source: Cody Beedlow, 541-737-12483 September 2010 CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University research program has returned to Collier Glacier for the first time in almost 20 years and found that the glacier has decreased more than 20 percent from its size in the late 1980s. The findings are consistent with […]

Graph of the Day: Levels of Five World Lakes, 1993-2009

Lake level products from the NASA/USDA/FAS. Topex/Poseidon (blue), Jason-1 (red), and Jason-2 (purple) radar altimeters. The lakes reside in the USA (Michigan), Argentina (Chiquita), Iran (Urmia), Tanzania (Rukwa), and China (Hulun). State of the Climate in 2009, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, as appearing in the June 2010 issue (Vol. 91) […]

Pakistan lake nears overflow; tens of thousands flee

Machni City has been flooded near Dadu while water has reached alarming levels at Manchar Lake. Water at Manchar Lake crossed dangerous levels putting immense pressure on the MNV Drain in Dadu. The subsequent flooding inundated Machni city and over 50 villages were flooded in Chani and Mehar areas. Floods are threatening various areas of […]

Flood and drought worsen food crisis in West Africa

By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF September 7, 2010, 10:31 am Torrential rains and flash floods that swept through cities and villages in West Africa in late August have intensified a food crisis in the region, leaving upwards of 10 million people suffering from severe food shortages, the United Nations and relief organizations warned last week. The […]

Climate change hits Korea

By Park Si-soo09-12-2010 19:15 Global warming or climate change has been thought of as something reserved for the next generation to worry about. However, the weather affecting the Korean Peninsula these days would seem to belie this. Recent weather conditions — quite different from the norm — indicate that Korea is already under the influence […]

In Pakistan’s flood, a half-million pregnant women are among most vulnerable victims

By Margie Mason, The Associated PressPosted: 09/12/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT MUZAFFARGARH, Pakistan — Sughra Ramzan knew something was wrong when strange pains began ripping through her stomach for the second time. The pregnant mother feared her baby was in trouble — but there was nothing she could do. It was dark, and she was stranded […]

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