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 Paris (AFP) Aug 18, 2009 
Northern hemisphere countries have so far ordered more than one billion doses of swine flu vaccine, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, sparking warnings over shortages. Some countries -- notably Greece, The Netherlands, Canada and Israel -- have ordered enough double doses to inoculate their entire populations. Others, such as Germany, the United States, Britain and France ... read more 
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 18, 2009Flash floods have killed 27 people and affected 70,000 others in northwest Pakistan, where authorities are already grappling with a displacement crisis, government officials and the UN said. Heavy rain since Sunday has also caused massive destruction to homes, livestock and crops in Mardan and Swabi districts. "The flash floods inundated five villages in Swabi district, affecting 70,000 ... more |
Brazil defines boundaries for 10 new Indigenous territories
Education for girls hit hard by India's drying wells Press Release from Business Wire: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthrough Pope decries lack of political will on climate change Two dead in northern Italy mudslide: firefighters 'In it to win it': Australia doubles down on climate hosting bid New research measures how much plastic is lethal for marine life COP30 by the numbers 
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Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 19, 2009The discovery of an unknown hitherto chemical compound in the atmosphere may help to explain how and when clouds are formed. The discovery of the so called dihydroxyepoxides (an aerosol-precursor), is reported in this week's issue of Science by a team comprising of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Copenhagen (UoC). Professor Henrik ... more  
Moscow (UPI) Aug 18, 2009 The freighter Arctic Sea has resurfaced after its mysterious disappearance, but many questions about the incident remain unanswered: Who are the alleged pirates who hijacked the ship? Did it transport drugs, weapons or even nuclear materials? And why was Russia so eager to locate the ship? Moscow on Monday said the Russian navy had freed the crew of the freighter and arrested eight ... more  
Calgary, Canada (SPX) Aug 19, 2009Scientists at the University of Calgary have found that methane emission by plants could be a bigger problem in global warming than previously thought. A U of C study says that when crops are exposed to environmental factors that are part of climate change - increased temperature, drought and ultraviolet-B radiation - some plants show enhanced methane emissions. Methane is a very potent ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) Aug 18, 2009Taiwan's leader said Tuesday the military will make evacuations and rescue operations one of its main roles as extreme weather events such as Typhoon Morakot and climate change now pose a bigger threat. Ten days after the typhoon hit the island, President Ma Ying-jeou told a news conference that rescue operations had ended and the typhoon response had entered a new phase focused on disaster ... more 
Johannesburg (AFP) Aug 18, 2009Poverty, disease and overburdened health systems make Africa an easy target for swine flu, which health experts say will be difficult to track as it spreads across the continent. Africa is the last continent to be hit by the A(H1N1) influenza virus which has killed over a thousand people around the world, since it was first detected in April in Mexico. So far the continent's death toll ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 18, 2009Global warming could prove devastating for the Tibetan plateau, the world's third-largest store of ice, but it helps farming and tourism, Chinese state media said Tuesday, citing a leading expert. Qin Dahe, the former head of the China Meteorological Administration, made the comment in an otherwise gloomy assessment of the impact that rising temperatures will have on Tibet, according to the ... more |
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