Monthly Archives: August 2009
Developing a Greener Third World
If the United States and every wealthy country in the world were to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to zero tomorrow and there were no change in the developing world, “the crisis would still overtake us,” said Al Gore, the former vice president...
Lahar
A lahar is a type of mudflow or landslide composed of pyroclastic material and water that flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley. The term “lahar” originated in the Javanese language of Indonesia. In Hindi “lahar”...
Global Warming Threatens Economic Chaos
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change and could face conflict over failing rice yields, lack of water and high economic costs, a major Asian Development Bank report shows.
The region’s economies...
New Measures Not Enough For Central Pacific Tuna
Tuna conservation and management measures for the western and central Pacific approved just last December are “highly unlikely” to restore bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishing to sustainable levels, according to a recently completed assessment.
The...
Birmingham Celebrates, IT Recycling
Birmingham City Council has said “mountains” of old IT equipment has been recycled or reused in an environmentally-friendly initiative.
Under the venture launched in May 2008, Birmingham residents can have their old IT equipment...
New Way To Reproduce A Black Hole?
Despite their popularity in the science fiction genre, there is much to be learned about black holes, the mysterious regions in space once thought to be absent of light. In a paper published in the August 20 issue of Physical Review Letters,...
Cycling Health Benefits and Risk Factors
Cycling is very enjoyable activity is the main fact about me to love it, is very beneficial to my health also. Cycling is also a great way to get fit and can result in many health benefits too.
Lots of good reviews and also results got from...
China’s Pressing Pollution Problem
Over the last month, China has reported two cases of large-scale lead poisoning among children living close to heavily polluting factories.
Here are some questions and answers about pollution problems in China, the world’s most populous...
Lower Temperatures Grist for Global Warming Debate
Has Earth’s fever broken?
Official government measurements show that the world’s temperature has cooled a bit since reaching its most recent peak in 1998.
That’s given global warming skeptics new ammunition to attack the prevailing...
Climate Change Could Deepen Poverty In Developing Countries
Urban workers could suffer most from climate change as the cost of food drives them into poverty, according to a new study that quantifies the effects of climate on the world’s poor populations.
A team led by Purdue University researchers...
