Red Sky News | The Global Meltdown
Month: September 2009
Nine dead as fierce floods hit Algeria
Eight people were swept away by flash floods and a ninth was killed by lightning as more thunderstorms lashed
Mexico Now Enduring Worst Drought in Years
MEXICO CITY - Mexico is enduring its worst drought in six decades. Crops are drying up in the fields
2 German cargo ships pass through ‘Arctic Passage’
FRANKFURT – Two German merchant ships have traversed the fabled Northeast Passage after global warming and melting ice opened
Drought-hit farmers in India sell wives to pay debts
Drought-hit farmers in northern India are resorting to selling their wives to repay debts to local loan sharks, activists
Greenland’s Helheim Glacier melt doubles in pace
HELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland -- Suddenly and without warning, the gigantic river of ice sped up, causing it to spit
Australia overtakes US as biggest polluter
Australians have overtaken Americans as the world's biggest individual producers of carbon dioxide, which is blamed for global warming,
UK could face blackouts by 2016
A massive building programme which would "industrialise" large swathes of the countryside will be needed if Britain is to
Floods Destroy Indian Homes, Crops; 1.7 Million People Affected
Floods in an eastern Indian state destroyed homes, damaged crops and swept away roads this week, forcing authorities to
Californian drought into third year – Special Video Report
Video Report: Three years of drought decimates Californian harvests
U.S. climate envoy notes “difficult” global talks
President Barack Obama's top climate change negotiator on Thursday said international talks to cut carbon emissions were "difficult," adding