————————————————————- “The Colorado River is entering its eighth year of sustained drought … ” ————————————————————————————————————— GRAND JUNCTION HERALD (Colorado) GJSentinel.com Thursday, June 07, 2007 Feds working on solutions as river runoff remains low By GARY HARMON The Daily Sentinel The Colorado River is entering its eighth year of sustained drought… Continue reading

So.. today on the international day of climate action against the G8.. The biggest storm in 30 years hits the Sydney – Newcastle coast.. and  runs aground a coal ship on the beach (right, right opposite the  place I lived in all of last year).. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ship-aground-rescue-underway/ 2007/06/08/1181089282623.html videos at: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21875369-601,00.html… Continue reading

———————————————————– “We think of water as an unlimited resource,” he says. “But what happens when you turn on the tap and it’s not there?” ——————————————————————————— USA TODAY A DROUGHT FOR THE AGES From the dried lake beds of Florida to the struggling ranches of California, a historic lack of rain… Continue reading

With wild eyes and a dishevelled hairdo, Africa’s white-crested hornbill (Tropicranus albocristatus) has a distinctly disgruntled look. Whatever is doing the disgruntling, though, has so far not been seen as life threatening. The bird is numerous and secure enough to have been declared of “least concern” by the conservation group… Continue reading