Enough supply, but price is a question: Al Ghurair By VM SathishFebruary 27, 2011 Food supply and food stocks in the region will remain tight for the rest of 2011 as the unexpected bush fire in Russia, flood in Australia, and climatic problems in other producing countries have caused a shortage in the supply of […]
Expat Down Under Russell Ward felt strangely distanced from Australia’s recent spate of natural disasters – until someone in his family was affected. By Russell Ward18 Feb 2011 Expats in Australia will remember this summer mainly for nature wreaking absolute havoc across the country. It began in the second week of the new year with […]
AS EASTERN AUSTRALIA RECOVERS from last month’s heavy flooding and last week’s category-5 cyclone, Perth in the west is tackling serious wildfires which have destroyed dozens of homes. The Lord Mayor of Perth has opened an appeal to assist the victims of the fires as officials have been reading lists of homes which have been […]
By Julio GodoyJan 24, 2011 PARIS (IPS) – Despite repeated warnings by environmental and climate experts that reduction of fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is fundamental to forestalling global warming, disaster appears imminent. According to the latest statistics, unprecedented climate change has Earth hurtling down a path of catastrophic proportions. The Paris-based International […]
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 […]
By John Platt Jan 6, 2011 11:20 AM Six Australian birds that have not been seen in decades have been declared extinct by a team of scientists assessing the health of the country’s bird species. In most cases they could have been saved, says team leader Stephen Garnett, professor of tropical knowledge at Charles Darwin […]
By Nick Sundt11/23/2010 The Amazon region is experiencing the third extreme drought in a dozen years — and it may turn out to be the worst on record. The droughts coupled with recent research findings, suggest that rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases will rapidly increase the frequency and severity of droughts in the region. […]
Caption by Mike CarlowiczDecember 25, 2010 Tiny solid and liquid particles—some you can see, some you cannot—can be found in the air everywhere on the planet, at any time of year. The amount of particles, known to scientists as aerosols, fluctuates naturally with the seasons and natural events, as well as with human activities. Dust […]
[Looks like 2011 will be the year of Hell and High Water for Australia.] ABCSat Jan 1, 2011 10:55am AEDT Fire warnings remain in place across South Australia, though a cool change has removed the threat of catastrophic conditions. The weather bureau says temperatures started to fall across South Australia with the arrival of a […]
By Bruce Hextall; Editing by Robert Birsel31 Dec 2010 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Floodwater rose across a vast area in Australia’s northeast on Friday, inundating 22 towns, forcing 200,000 residents out of their homes, and closing a major sugar export port. Flooding has already shut coal mines in Queensland state and its biggest coal export port, […]
