Red Sky News | The Global Meltdown
Month: April 2008
Food buying panic hits Canadian stores
With food riots spreading from Haiti to Thailand and retail giants such as Wal-Mart implementing rice rationing in the
Brazil forecasts record ethanol production in 2008
BRASILIA (AFP) - Brazilian officials forecast on Tuesday record sugar cane crops and record ethanol production for 2008 that
TAJIKISTAN: Struggles to contain Locust Plague Invasion
Tajikistan has been battling a locust invasion over the past few weeks, but officials say control measures and assistance
Fierce Forest fires kill 94 in China through late April
BEIJING, Forest fires killed 94 people and injured 72 others from Jan. 1 to April 24, an official of
Global warming expert raises concerns for tourism industry
BANGKOK (AFP) - Nobel Peace Prize recipient Rajendra Pachauri Tuesday warned tourism industry chiefs they need to reduce their
CO2, methane up sharply during 2007
A U.S. government study shows global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide increased by 19 billion tons last year, while
OECD ministers plead for environment despite economic concerns
PARIS (AFP) - OECD environment ministers on Tuesday stood by efforts to tackle climate change, despite arguments in some
Mississippi River floods doom promising year for farmers
REDWOOD, Miss. — Farmers here are experiencing water torture as they wait for the flooded Mississippi River to recede
Raging Wildfire burns Canary Island world heritage site
MADRID. Hundreds of Spanish fire fighters, backed by planes and helicopters, were fighting on Monday to stop a fire
Tornadoes rip through Virginia
Three tornadoes have caused devastation in Virginia, injuring more than 200 people and destroying buildings. Report courtesy of www.bbc.co.uk