Red Sky News | The Global Meltdown
Month: February 2009
750 houses lost in Australia’s deadliest Wildfires
HEALESVILLE, Australia -- A spokesman says fire officials have confirmed that 750 houses have been destroyed in Australia's deadly
Fires to follow floods as wild weather hits Australia
SYDNEY (AFP) – Eastern Australia braced for more fires and floods Friday as the south faced extreme heat and
Taiwan coral reefs “turn black” with disease
Coral reefs off the southeast coast of Taiwan have turned black with disease possibly due to sewage discharge, threatening
Climate change to hit Africa fisheries hard-study
African nations will be the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change on fisheries, ranging from damage to
China presses for US help on climate change
WASHINGTON (AFP) – China wants US help rather than complaints on climate change, and could be finding a receptive
Natural Disasters cost China nearly $200 billion last year
BEIJING -- China says natural disasters including the devastating Sichuan earthquake cost the country almost $200 billion last year. The
The Big Dry: ‘Wicked’ warming dries Australian rivers to historic lows
Climate change is combining with Australia's record-breaking drought to strangle the nation's largest river system, threatening to devastate food
Arctic storms to threaten oil, shipping industries
OSLO, Feb 4 — Arctic storms could worsen because of global warming in a threat to possible new businesses
Solomon Islands declares a national disaster as raging floods leave eight dead
THE Solomon Islands declared a national disaster after torrential rain and flooding in the South Pacific nation killed eight
Thousands stranded by intense Brunei floods
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI Feb 5, 2009 - Thousands of people in rural Brunei have been stranded by flood