Red Sky News | The Global Meltdown
Month: August 2009
China landslide crushes buildings
Rescuers worked through the night to pull people from the rubble. At least six apartment blocks have collapsed following landslides
Two very large Earthquakes Strike Indian Ocean Region, Japan
(Bloomberg) -- Two potentially destructive earthquakes struck minutes apart in the Indian Ocean and Japan today, generating tsunami alerts
Quake shakes Tokyo area
Video: A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early Tuesday, disrupting transport and closing a nuclear plant for
Severe Summer Wildfires claim 250,000 hectares of Europe’s forests
Europe has lost at least 250,000 hectares of forest to fires this summer, a higher rate of attrition than
New Zealand sets greenhouse gas reduction at 10-20 pct
New Zealand has set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent from
Beaches closed in France because of toxic poisonous algae
More beaches could be shut in northwestern France due to health fears over toxic algae, conservationists warned on Monday,
Typhoon Morakot sparks exodus: up to 1,000 missing in Taiwan
Fears were growing for 1,000 villagers in southern Taiwan who were declared 'missing' on Monday after a typoon resulted
Typhoon Etau strikes Japan – 12 dead 10 missing
Video: Typhoon Etau struck the country's western coast on Monday, killing 12 people and leaving 10 others missing after
Expanding Drought problems envelop Syria
The drought, which began in 2008, came shortly after an even more severe drought the previous two years. Rainfall
Radical rethink urged over food
A "radical rethink" of the way the UK produces and consumes food is needed, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has