Cost Of Natural Disasters $109 Billion In 2010 -- U.N.

A family displaced by flooding wades as they return to their village of Bello Patan, in Pakistan's Sindh province, on September 21,
A family displaced by flooding wades as they return to their village of Bello Patan, in Pakistan's Sindh province, on September 21,
The long-tailed widow bird was once far more common but is now a threatened species.
New York - The United Nations called Monday for a clean energy revolution that would provide electricity to the world population, including the 1.6 billion people who currently have no access to it.
Author: Nichola Groom
A U.S. conversation group has sued the federal government over its approval of a major solar power plant in the California desert, the latest in a string of challenges to the nation's renewable energy goals from the environmental community.
By Heather Somerville
Special Report: King Coal
New government figures for the global climate show that 2010 was the wettest year in the historical record, and it tied 2005 as the hottest year since record
A seal swims by icebergs off the British Antarctic Survey's Rothera base on January 23, 2009.
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By Robert Monroe