———————————————————- “Fagan says we’re now entering another era of extreme aridity, and that the challenges of adapting to water shortages and crop failures won’t be easy.” “The bad news is that elites try to super-manage their way out of droughts, with disastrous results for ordinary people.” ” …for ordinary readers,… Continue reading
Government Misses Endangered Species Act Deadline for Ice Seal Threatened by Global Warming; Conservation Group Initiates Legal Process to Enforce Deadline SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – March 21 – Today the Center for Biological Diversity notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of its intent to file suit against the agency for… Continue reading
Fish key to reef climate survival By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Life on the Reef In pictures A healthy fish population could be the key to ensuring coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change, pollution, overfishing and other threats. Australian scientists found that some fish act… Continue reading
Published on Thursday, March 20, 2008 by Inter Press Service Climate Change Deepening World Water Crisis by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS – When U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last January, his primary focus was not on the impending global economic recession but on… Continue reading