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Great Whites hang out in Pacific's 'shark cafe' Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 
Great Whites may be loners, but the ocean's most feared predators also hang out together between Mexico and Hawaii at a deep sea watering hole known as the "White Shark Cafe," a study released Wednesday reveals. No animals inspire more fascination and frissons, but scientists admit to knowing precious little about how the endangered Great Whites get around and get it on as they navigate the ... read moreTaiwan coral reefs need 100 years to recover: scientists 
Taipei (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Coral reefs off Taiwan will need up to 100 years to recover from Typhoon Morakot, which lashed the island in early August killing more than 600 people, a scientist said Tuesday. Latest research shows the reefs, near volcanic Orchid Island southeast of Taiwan, have sustained even worse damage than initially feared, according to Academia Sinica, a Taipei-based scientific institution. "Some ... more
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No fanfare for China's Three Gorges Dam 
Beijing (UPI) Nov 3, 2009 As the water level in the reservoir on the Yangtze River approaches its final height of 175 meters, criticism of China's Three Gorges Dam continues. The completion of Three Gorges is being met with little fanfare, unlike the elaborate celebrations Beijing staged 12 years ago to mark the diversion of the Yangtze on the spot of the future massive dam, Inter Press Service reports. ... more China seeks laws to protect polluted lakes: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Officials in China have called for special laws to halt pollution of the nation's thousands of lakes, which are drying up at a rate of about 20 per year, state media reported. Chen Zhili, one of China's top legislators, urged the establishment of special lake protection regulations and stricter supervision of industrial, agricultural and household waste, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... more Hard Lessons From Oil Industry May Help Address Burgeoning Groundwater Crisis 
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 03, 2009Although declining streamflows and half-full reservoirs have gotten most of the attention in water conflicts around the United States, some of the worst battles of the next century may be over groundwater, experts say - a critical resource often taken for granted until it begins to run out. Aquifers are being depleted much faster than they are being replenished in many places, wells are ... more Yemen's water crisis a Mideast warning 
Sanaa, Yemen (UPI) Oct 29, 2009 Sanaa may be the first capital city in the world to run out of water. If that happens, it will be a signpost to the conflicts over shrinking resources that scientists and sociologists see coming in the decades ahead. The ancient city, which dates back to the Sabean dynasty of the 6th century B.C., is expected to run out of drinking water as early as 2025 at current consumption levels ... more |
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Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water: Amnesty
Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 27, 2009Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of denying Palestinians adequate access to water while allowing Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank almost unlimited supplies. Israel, the human rights group said, restricts availability of water in the Palestinian territories "by maintaining total control over the shared resources and pursuing discriminatory policies." "Israel allows ... more Algae foam killing thousands of sea birds 
Long Beach, Wash. (UPI) Oct 23, 2009 Foam from an unusual algae bloom has killed thousands of birds along the Oregon and Washington coasts in recent weeks, marine biologists said. Akashiwo sanguinea, a single-cell algae or phytoplankton, strips the birds of their natural waterproofing, said Julia Parrish, a marine biologist and professor at Washington State University. "It's the largest mortality event of its kind ... more Mexicans told to cherish water as family 
Mexico City (UPI) Oct 20, 2009 Mexicans are being told to cherish water as a member of the family -- to value and hold it in high regard -- as part of a major campaign to stem wastage amid chronic shortages of the resource. Mexican President Felipe Calderon is exhorting Mexicans to be aware of the importance of conserving water and to consider saving water as important as protecting their family. "The water ... more Start planning for refugees from Pacific warming: scientist 
Majuro (AFP) Oct 19, 2009Pacific islands in danger of being obliterated by rising sea levels should seek aid for relocation at a crunch UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, a Fiji-based scientist said. "By 2100, I don't see how many islands will be habitable," professor Patrick Nunn, a climate change researcher at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji said ahead of the opening of a regional climate chan ... more |
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