Garry Blight and Sheila Pulham
Ever since a man in Tunisia burned himself to death in December 2010 in protest at his treatment by police, pro-democracy rebellions have erupted across the Middle East. Our interactive timeline traces key events
Source: reuters // Reuters
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - "Mega-heatwaves" like the one that hit Russia and other parts of eastern Europe last year are up to 10 times more likely to occur over the next 40 years and could have serious consequences, scientists said on Thursday.
Keith Bradsher
A Chinese farmer on dry farmland on the outskirts of Rizhao, Shandong Province, in January.
Ucilia Wang
March 10, 2011
Michael McCarthy
Thursday, 10 March 2011
The mysterious collapse of honey-bee colonies is becoming a global phenomenon, scientists working for the United Nations have revealed.
Sidney Draggan
A burst of gamma rays reaching Earth may have causedRichard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News
The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than its southern counterpart
Andrew Jacobs
BEIJING — China’s environment minister on Monday issued an unusually stark warning about the effects of unbridled development on the country’
Megan Treacy
Mon Jan 31, 12:42 pm ET
14 February 2011
BBC News