Planet Ark Home Food Prices To Rise For Years, Biofuel Firms Say UK: April 4, 2008 LONDON – Staple food prices will rise for some years, but should eventually fall to historical averages as harvests increase, biofuel company executives said on Thursday. Soaring demand for better quality food from rapidly… Continue reading

US Forecaster Expects Busy Storm Season US: April 4, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla., – The noted Colorado State University forecast team expects an above-average Atlantic hurricane season and may raise its prediction of 13 tropical storms and seven hurricanes when it updates its outlook next week, the team’s founder, Bill Gray,… Continue reading

Planet Ark Home Canadian Researchers Warn Of New Arctic Worries CANADA: April 4, 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Canada’s massive Mackenzie Delta is feeling the impact of climate change faster than expected and could foretell of problems elsewhere in the Arctic, a Canadian researcher said on Thursday. Melting ocean ice… Continue reading

Planet Ark News NAFTA, US Drought Endanger Canada’s Water -Study CANADA: April 4, 2008 OTTAWA – Increasing droughts in the United States and American unhappiness over NAFTA mean Canada could one day be forced to allow bulk shipments of water to its giant neighbour, a left-leaning think tank said on… Continue reading