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A Diary of the Planet

HUMPBACKS Spared The International Whaling Commission ended a contentious annual meeting in Chile with Japan offering to not hunt humpback whales for another year. A motion by Norway that would have allowed native tribes in Greenland to kill 10 ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  6 Jul 2008

Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet

Ice Crackup Satellite images taken during late February and March have revealed that Antarctica's massive Wilkins Ice Shelf is collapsing due to climate change on the most rapidly warming part of the continent. US National Snow and Ice Data Center ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  30 Mar 2008

Rats Blossom

The first flowering of southeast Bangladesh's bamboo forests in 50 years has led to a plague of rats that has destroyed crops and brought the region to the brink of famine. The number of rats exploded late last year as the flowers provided a huge ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008

Philippine Rumbles

Increased activity within the central Philippines' Kanlaon volcano prompted an alert for nearby areas, meaning the mountain could expel blasts of steam and ash at any time. Located on Negros Island, Kanlaon produced a series of minor ash explosions ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008

Earthquakes

The second strong earthquake to strike East Africa within two weeks killed one person and injured 60 others along the Democratic Republic of Congo-Rwanda border. A moderate tremor in western Iran damaged dozens of buildings and injured 10 people. ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008

Iberian Drought

The driest winter across parts of the Iberian Peninsula since 1917 has created such acute water shortages that cities such as Barcelona are drawing up a drastic plan to import drinking water by ship from Marseilles, in southern France, if spring rains ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008

African Floods

Torrential rainfall across southern Africa from Mozambique to Angola has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and prompted the UN to seek international funding for emergency relief efforts. "We are only halfway through the rainy ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008
Related Topics: United Nations

Indian Ocean Storms

Tropical Cyclones Ivan and Hondo churned the open waters of the Indian Ocean without threatening any land areas. Cyclone Nicholas formed just off Australia's northwestern coast. Click the button to copy the title and the URL of this story. ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008

Chinese Forest Freeze

Freak January snow and freezing temperatures that paralyzed many parts of China in January also damaged or destroyed one-tenth of the country's forests, according to state media. The State Forestry Administration said 43 million acres (17 million ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008

La Nina Persists

The La Nina ocean-cooling in the tropical Pacific is likely to linger for a few more months, bringing further global weather disruptions, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The cool phase of the La Nina/El Nino cycle began early ...

From STEVE NEWMAN, Shanghai Daily,  17 Feb 2008

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