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Indonesians warned to stay away from erupting volcano Jakarta (AFP) Oct 7, 2008 
People living in the shadow of Mount Soputan volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island were warned to stay away Tuesday after it started erupting with smoke and flame, officials said. "There's no order to evacuate but people are asked to stay outside a radius of four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the volcano's summit because it could spew lava and heat clouds down its slopes," volcanologist ... read moreTropical storm Marco hits Mexico 
Miami (AFP) Oct 7, 2008Tropical storm Marco made landfall in Mexico Tuesday, crashing ashore as the latest in a series of powerful storms to strike the region this hurricane season, US forecasters said. Marco quickly traversed the Gulf of Mexico before barreling ashore about 55 miles (90 kilometers) north-northwest of Veracruz, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The storm has maximum ... more |
Venezuelan lawmakers advance mining reforms sought by US
UN warns of environmental hazards from Middle East war Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists Water emerges as a dangerous new war target Indonesia landfill collapse kills five Indonesia landfill collapse kills four Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund' Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs 'Significant' acceleration of global warming since 2015: study Eight dead as tornados surge across central US 
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Wildlife, already struggling, faces fresh threat in disease
Barcelona (AFP) Oct 7, 2008From tiny tree frogs to gorillas, wild animals already facing extinction due to habitat loss, pollution and hunting must now cope with the added threat of virulent disease, conservation scientists said Tuesday. Many pathogens are being spread among wildlife by global warming, and some could have dire consequences for humans as well, the researchers told participants at the World Conservation ... more New Somalia piracy resolution adopted at UN 
United Nations (AFP) Oct 7, 2008The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged states to commit naval and air assets to the fight against rampant piracy off lawless Somalia, with France saying this meant that force can be used against the pirates. The 15-member Council unanimously adopted the resolution under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter, which is invoked in cases of threats to international peace and security. Resolution ... more Measuring The Weight Of Ancient Air 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 08, 2008The many temperature swings that have punctuated Earth's climate history attract big headlines these days, but the pressure of the atmosphere may have changed over time as well. In the first study of its kind, researchers plan to measure the air pressure from nearly three billion years ago by using gas bubbles in lava and tiny craters made by raindrops. Atmospheric pressure is a key ... more  |
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Italy's bluefin tuna fishing 'out of control': WWF
Rome (AFP) Oct 7, 2008Italy's fishing of bluefin tuna is "totally out of control," the Worldwide Fund for Nature charged Tuesday, calling for a three-year moratorium on fishing for the species in the Mediterranean. In a statement, the Italian section of the WWF denounced "widespread and repeated lawlessness over the course of years" in fishing for the lucrative species, which is highly prized in Japan. WWF ... more First-Ever Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria 
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Oct 08, 2008United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner joined the Rainforest Alliance, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to announce the first-ever globally relevant sustainable tourism criteria at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. The new criteria - based on thousands of best practices culled from the existing ... more EU MPs' climate package vote brings little joy for industry 
Brussels (AFP) Oct 7, 2008A European parliamentary committee on Tuesday broadly approved ambitious proposals to tackle climate change, refusing to bow to industry pressure to water down the measures. The global financial crisis and the closure of German auto factories did not prevent the parliament's environment committee from voting 44 to 20, in favour of a tough stance in talks with the 27 EU member states on how ... more China warns locusts threaten grain harvest 
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 7, 2008China's agriculture ministry warned dense swarms of locusts and moths threatened to devastate the nation's grain harvest this year. Adverse weather led earlier this year to swarms with more than 10,000 locusts per square metre (11 square feet) -- six times more than usual -- in Tianjin, south of Beijing, the ministry of agriculture said. The ministry warned unless the insect plagues ... more |
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