Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Flood Disasters in Sri Lanka and South Africa Driving Food Prices Higher
January 17th, 2011Sri Lanka: Via: AFP: Sri Lanka warned Monday that food prices could shoot up after devastating floods in the north and east of the country destroyed rice and vegetable crops. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said vegetable prices had already been affected because of the impact on growing areas that were swamped by unusually heavy […]
Global Food Supplies Stretched to Limit
January 14th, 2011Via: MSNBC: Strained by rising demand and battered by bad weather, the global food supply chain is stretched to the limit, sending prices soaring and sparking concerns about a repeat of food riots last seen three years ago. Signs of the strain can be found from Australia to Argentina, Canada to Russia. On Thursday, Tunisia’s […]
The Chinese Eco-Disaster
January 12th, 2011Via: Slate: When Jonathan Watts was a child, he was warned: “If everyone in China jumps at exactly the same time, it will shake the earth off its axis and kill us all.” Three decades later, he stood in the gray sickly smog of Beijing, wheezing and hacking uncontrollably after a short run, and thought: […]
Bucket Wheel Excavators
January 12th, 2011I’ve seen many still pictures of these, but never video. Terrifying video. Via: YouTube:
Australia: Severe Flooding Continues
January 10th, 2011Update: Toowoomba Flood —End Update— Via: BBC: Flash floods have hit Queensland, killing at least four people with several more missing, as heavy rains continue to pound the Australian state. A massive deluge overwhelmed Toowoomba, a city west of the state capital Brisbane, without warning. Cars were swept away by the torrent of water. State […]
Forum for the Future: Megacities On the Move, Four Scenarios
January 7th, 2011No thanks. Via: Forum for the Future: Megacities on the move presents four vivid scenarios exploring exploring how population growth, the energy we use, the strength or weakness of global institutions and other factors will shape our cities in 2040 and the way we access goods, services, information and other people. Megacities on the move […]
Four Previously Abundant Species of Bumblebee Close to Disappearing in U.S.
January 7th, 2011Via: Reuters / ABC: Four previously abundant species of bumblebee are close to disappearing in the United States, researchers reported on Monday in a study confirming that the agriculturally important bees are being affected worldwide. They documented a 96 percent decline in the numbers of the four species, and said their range had shrunk by […]
Documentary Film: Dreamland
January 6th, 2011Via: dreamland.is: How much unspoiled nature should we preserve and what do we sacrifice for clean, renewable energy? Dreamland gradually turns into a disturbing picture of corporate power taking over small communities. Dreamland is a film about a nation standing at cross-roads. Leading up to the country’s greatest economic crisis, the government started the largest […]
Map of Mass Animal Deaths
January 6th, 2011I don’t know who made this, but thanks. Via: Google Maps: View Mass Animal Deaths in a larger map
Shift of Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Closes Main Runway at Tampa International Airport
January 6th, 2011Via: Tampa Bay Online: Scientists say the magnetic north pole is moving toward Russia and the fallout has reached — of all places — Tampa International Airport. The airport has closed its primary runway until Jan. 13 to repaint the numeric designators at each end and change taxiway signage to account for the shift in […]
