Powerful storms swamp U.S. Midwest, spawn tornadoes Sat Jun 7, 2008 11:43pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – Heavy rains caused flooding that forced hundreds of evacuations in Indiana, and a tornado raked Chicago’s suburbs on Saturday as violent thunderstorms pummeled the already soggy U.S. heartland, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard… Continue reading
————————————————— “This was totally surprising to us and alarming to our colleagues, especially those interested in conservation, climate change and the ability of governments like Brazil to enforce environmental laws,” he notes. “When a tree trunk is removed, the crown, wood debris and vines are left behind to decompose, releasing… Continue reading
Putting the foxes in charge of the chicken coop… ASW Published on Friday, June 6, 2008 by One World.net World Bank Called ‘Unqualified’ to Run Climate Fund By Alison Raphael WASHINGTON – Organizations from 40 countries called on leaders of the developing world yesterday to oppose World Bank plans to… Continue reading
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18046 The vegetation anomaly shown in the image indicates troubles for Iraq’s agricultural and natural systems, and shows that the damage includes other areas of the region. ————————————————————————————————————————– Continue reading