Gorillas, tigers at risk due to climate change-report
Reuters
* Animals most at risk on islands, mountains and coasts
* Global warming threatens 20-30 pct of plant, animal species Climate change hotspots in Africa
Reuters
* Animals most at risk on islands, mountains and coasts
* Global warming threatens 20-30 pct of plant, animal species Climate change hotspots in Africa
John Vidal
We are right on the equator, and Speke, Moebius, Elena, Savoia and Moore, the five great glaciers of the the Rwenzori, the Mountains of the Moon, glint in the bright Ugandan sun.
CORNELIA DEAN
U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year
Ben Sills
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Solar technologies such as photovoltaic panels, water heaters and power stations built with mirrors could provide a third of the world’s energy by 2060 if politicians commit to limiting climate change, the International Energy Agency said.
U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year
P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia intends to depend heavily on solar energy to operate desalination plants instead of oil and gas as part of its efforts to make use of alternative and renewable energy sources.
Associated Press
A quarter of farmland is highly degraded, according to the first report into the state of the world's land resources
USGS Multiple Depth Well Locations 2011
Map of completed and planned multiple-depth well sites in the San Diego Hydrogeology project.
Steve Connor
Scientists studying ancient mud samples taken from the bed of the Dead Sea separating Israel and Jordan have warned that the fragile political situation in the Middle East will be made worse by the intense water shortages their study is predicting.
Tanzeel Akhtar
A new group of innovative non-governmental organisations are springing up in the wake of disasters around the world, driven by complex data analysis and backed by telecom brands