Major investment in irrigation systems needed to feed population expected to grow by 1.5 billion over next 40 years
IN INDIA Excessive irrigation and the unrelenting thirst of tens of millions of people are causing groundwater levels in
Hurricanes in the Atlantic are more frequent than at any time in the last 1,000 years, according to research
CLIMATE change will inflict more than $37 billion worth of damage to the Great Barrier Reef over the next
Three major glaciers in Alaska and Washington state have thinned and shrunk dramatically, clear signs of a warming climate,
The death toll in the swine flu pandemic has passed the 1,000 mark, with 1,154 deaths since the outbreak
Health officials said they had found cases of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu along the US border with Mexico, as India
Australian officials have warned the country could be hit by even worse wildfires next summer than the deadly blazes
PARIS (AFP) – New studies have warned of triggers in the natural environment, including a greenhouse-gas timebomb in Siberia
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The climate is heating up far faster than scientists had predicted, spurred by sharp increases in