Red Sky News | The Global Meltdown
Month: November 2010
Disasters Could Triple by “2100”
Global losses from natural disasters could triple to $185 billion a year by 2100, excluding the impact of climate
Merapi Disrupts Australian Flights
HUNDREDS of Qantas and Jetstar passengers are facing delays after services between Australia and Indonesia were disrupted by ash
Increased Controls over Tuna
Pacific island nations were missing out on income from lucrative tuna fisheries and should consider tripling access fees for
Parasitic Disease Kills 260 in Sudan
KHARTOUM — A rare parasitic disease has killed 260 people in southern Sudan in the past year, a figure
It’s Black Cloud Season in Cairo
Cairo — Every year a noxious black smog hangs over Egypt as the seasonal burning of rice straw by
Obama Declares Disaster Record
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency passed a mayhem milestone late last month
Haiti Cholera Death Toll Hits 643
THE toll in an outbreak of cholera in Haiti has surged to 643 deaths with nearly 10,000 people being
Big Flood Damage in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter toured flood-ravaged areas of the province by helicopter yesterday after torrential weekend rain swamped
Bulusan Ash Falls on Sorsogon
MANILA, Philippines — Six areas in Sorsogon have so far been affected by the latest ash fall from Bulusan
Aid Boat Reaches Tsunami Victims
An aid boat carrying lifesaving supplies and emergency shelter for up to 500 people has reached the Mentawai Islands