Red Sky News | The Global Meltdown
Month: August 2009
Seaweed on French beaches ’emitting lethal fumes’
Mounds of rotting seaweed clogging beaches across northwestern France are emitting a toxic and potentially lethal gas, test results
5 million Zimbabweans face starvation
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- The "humanitarian situation remains serious" in Zimbabwe amid cholera, starvation and a continuing economic crisis,
Mekong Delta may be inundated by rising sea
More than a third of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, where nearly half of the country's rice is grown,
Global pact to push China to low-carbon economy: Blair
China's efforts to build a low-carbon economy would accelerate if world powers agree to a "practical" global climate change
Mexico hit by lowest rainfall in 68 years
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is suffering from its driest year in 68 years, killing crops and cattle in
Large Volumes of Methane seeps from Arctic sea bed as temperatures rise
Methane bubbles observed by sonar, escape from sea bed as temperatures rise Scientists say they have evidence that the powerful
Access to water key for world’s poor
An international cast of politicians, industry leaders and United Nations officials joined forces Monday to improve access to water
China could see emissions peak in 2030: govt panel
China could see its greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2030 if it sets "quantitative" reduction targets and invests heavily
Pakistan floods kill 30, affect 75,000: UN, officials
Flash floods have killed 30 people and affected 75,000 others in northwest Pakistan, where authorities are already grappling with
Asia facing unprecedented food shortage, UN report says
Major investment in irrigation systems needed to feed population expected to grow by 1.5 billion over next 40 years