Month: October 2010

Europe, Asia call for urgent deal

Two months before a key UN climate conference, European and Asian leaders pledged Tuesday to seek an urgent, legally-binding

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Lead kills 400 Nigerian children

Some 400 children in northern Nigeria have died since March from lead poisoning linked to illegal mining by residents

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Indonesia Floods: At least 56 dead

TELUK WONDAMA, Indonesia – Heavy rain unleashed flash floods and mudslides, killing at least 56 people in a remote

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China: Rich nations must curb CO2

China on Tuesday told the United States and other rich nations to "dramatically" improve their greenhouse gas emission targets,

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Strong quake jolts Philippines

COTABATO, Philippines (Xinhua) - A magnitude 5.3 undersea earthquake hit the southern Philippines this afternoon, the United States Geological

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NASA to monitor Himalayas

A new system that will allow scientists to monitor the impact of climate change in the Himalayas using images

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Battle of the Locusts begins

Hundreds of locust hatchings confirmed in NSW central west. More than 500 confirmed sightings of hatched locusts have now been

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Arctic sea ice soon to disappear

Scientists in the US are predicting that within 30 years there will no longer be summer sea ice in

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Hungary: Toxic sludge floods towns

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The reservoir of an aluminium plant in western Hungary burst on Monday, flooding several towns with

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Indonesia: 13 dead dozens missing

Thirteen people were killed and dozens were missing after flash floods smashed through a district in eastern Indonesia's Papua

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