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Kyoto Protocol
Oct 30, 2006
(Bonn, 26 October 2006) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) today launched a new mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol expected to generate significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions which cause global warming.
With the lau ...>>
Typhoon Cimaron
Oct 30, 2006
With wind speed up to 215kph Cimaron hits northern Philippine territory, causing 15 death, uprooted trees and flooding. Typhoon seen by Daily Aqua, 2006-20-29 5:00 UTC ...>>
Stern Review
Oct 30, 2006
The Chancellor Gordon Brown asked Sir Nick Stern to lead a major review on the financial implications of Climate Change, to understand the nature of the economic challenges and how they can be met.
"The Stern review has done a crucial job. It has demolished ...>>
Sea Level Rise
Oct 28, 2006
Press Release, Pacific Islands Forum, 23rd October, 2006
Global warming and the effects of sea level rise is concern for the Small Island States (SIS).
And incoming chairman of the SIS and the Republic of Kiribati, Anote Tong is urging Australia and all ...>>
Ecological Footprint
Oct 28, 2006
Humans will need two Earth's by 2050 if present trends in natural resource consumption continue. Currently, our use of ecosystem goods and services such as food, timber, energy, and waste recycling exceeds the planet's biocapacity by 25 percent.
According t ...>>
Panama Cannel
Oct 28, 2006
Though Climate Change warms up northern Canada the Northwest Passage is normally frozen even in summer. But "if the current rate of ice thinning continues, the Northwest Passage could be open to more regular navigation by 2015" [1].
A navigable Northwest Pa ...>>
Wildfire
Oct 28, 2006
A deliberately-set wildfire in Southern California has now burned nearly 40,000 acres. A reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspected arsonist has grown to $500,000. Seen by Daily Aqua, 2006-10-26 ...>>
Emissions Trends
Oct 28, 2006
This report from the European Environment Agency contains a compilation and analysis of past and projected greenhouse gas emissions from EU Member States and other EEA member countries.
It is based on data and related information submitted by 33 countries ...>>
METOP Satellite
Oct 28, 2006
MetOp-A, Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology, was launched on 19 October 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It complements Europe's Meteosat satellites positioned in geostationary orbit and provides better ...>>
Volcanoe
Oct 27, 2006
With currently 3,350m Etna or Mongibello is biggest volcanoe in Europe. Etna is very active but not dangerous because his lava is too liquide to plug. Interested in volcanoe trecking? Satellite photo taken by Daily Terra, 2006-10-26 ...>>
Netvibes Modul
Oct 27, 2006
Quite a lot of AJAX desktops popped up since Web2.0. NetVibes is most flexible, has a mini API and accepts external moduls. First attempts of integrating ExploreOuPla.net as iframe failed, the full screen interface is not optimized for small windows.
But ...>>
Fealing The Heat
Oct 23, 2006
As one of the UK's leading relief and development agencies Tearfund tackles the causes and effects of poverty.
Recent report with a foreword from Sir John Houghton highlights two key points:
Climate change jeopardises water supply for mil ...>>
Hurricane Paul
Oct 23, 2006
The Mexican government issued a hurricane watch along the Baja California peninsula from Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip northward to Agua Blanca and across to La Paz on the east coast. Picture taken by Daily Terra, 2006-10-22. ...>>
Ration The Future
Oct 22, 2006
Published in the newstatesman.com today, this cover story from Mark Lynas promotes rationing per capita as an adequate answer to the hard facts we are facing.
You can't bargain with the planet because it doesn't care whether or not targets are 'politically ...>>
Tipping Point
Oct 22, 2006
Tony Blair, British prime minister, and Jan Peter Balkenende, his Dutch counterpart urge in a joint letter ahead of an EU summit in Finland on Friday:
... The science of climate change has never been clearer. Without further action, scientists now estimate ...>>
Pollution
Oct 22, 2006
Founded in 1999, Blacksmith Institute's vision is a "clean planet for our children".
The institute works in highly polluted locations in the developing world with the intent of mitigating human health risks from pollution.
The web site provides a datab ...>>
Nuclear Power Plants
Oct 21, 2006
At first sight nuclear power plants do not emit carbon dioxide during operation and thus provide a simple solution to avoid Global Warming.
To see no possibilities for nuclear accidents and disasters in next 20,000 years and being unsure about foreseeable ...>>
Going To The Extremes
Oct 20, 2006
Using nine different climate models a research team focussed not the averages, but the extremes. Lead author Claudia Tebaldi and colleagues computed 10 different indices of climate extremes, with 5 related to temperature and 5 to moisture.
For all three gr ...>>
