Can The Mississippi Delta Survive Rising Seas?
Friday, July 3, 2009

National Public Radio: Reporting in Nature Geoscience, two coastal scientists write that rising sea levels, combined with slow Mississippi Delta growth, could drown the Louisiana coast by 2100. Delta expert Ivor van Heerden, who is not involved with the research, discusses the findings .. read more..

Canada: Severe drought conditions in western Saskatchewan
Friday, July 3, 2009

Leader-Post: Drought conditions in western Saskatchewan have left producers thinking they won't see any fruits of their many efforts this year and at least one expert pointing to billions in costs to Canada's economy. "There's next to no crop at all," said Glen Harrison, reeve of the Rural Municipal.. .. read more..

New standards on energy ban inefficient options
Friday, July 3, 2009

Australian: INEFFICIENT hot water systems will be phased out and all appliances will be properly labelled under new national energy efficiency standards as part of a 10-year energy efficiency plan adopted by the Council of Australian Governments yesterday. And state and territory leaders have also a.. .. read more..

Ireland: Mopping up after city's deluge will cost millions
Friday, July 3, 2009

Independent: MILLIONS of euro worth of damage was caused yesterday after Dublin was swamped by a record two weeks' worth of rain in one hour. Residents were evacuated from their homes, patients in one of the capital's busiest hospitals had to be moved to other wards, a roof collapsed on a house in M.. .. read more..

Brazil: A sanctuary threatened
Friday, July 3, 2009

BBC: The early hours of the morning in the Pantanal can be an almost deafening experience, as this beautiful wetland area wakes up to a symphony of natural sounds. There are said to be more species of birds here than in the whole of Europe, living among a patchwork of rivers, lakes, lagoons, forests.. .. read more..

Water rate hike gets go-ahead in scathing report
Friday, July 3, 2009

With every turn of the tap, Indianapolis Water customers will be paying for a "debacle" of financial management that can be fixed only with an emergency water rate increase, state regulators said Tuesday. .. read more..

Turkey plans to restart work on controversial dam project
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Guardian: Turkey today announced plans to resume a controversial £1bn dam project in the face of environmental protests that it would displace thousands of people, destroy habitats and drown priceless archaeological treasures. The environment minister, Veysel Eroglu, said work on the Ilisu hydroelec.. .. read more..

869 species extinct, 17,000 threatened with extinction
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Mongabay: Nearly 17,000 plant and animal species are known to be threatened with extinction, while more than 800 have disappeared over the past 500 years, reports the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The group warns that governments will miss their 2010 target for reducing biod.. .. read more..

Fallow fields
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Nature: Farming on river-fed floodplains cuts their carbon storage, suggests a new study. These floodplains are highly productive ecosystems covering more than 1.3 per cent of the Earth's surface, but little is known about the quantities of carbon cycling through them. In 2004, Georg Lair of the Uni.. .. read more..

Cattle corridor in climate scare
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Daily Monitor: Going by this year's rainfall performance and outlook reports issued by the meteorology department, most areas in Uganda have received poor rainfall. Statistics show that most parts of the country have received rainfall within the near normal to below normal range throughout the first.. .. read more..

More animals than ever in danger of becoming extinct
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Telegraph: The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) produce a list every year of species under threat or in danger of dying out known as the Red List. The list is recognised as the most comprehensive picture of the state of plants and animals around the world. This year the IUCN.. .. read more..

United Kingdom: Dog owners warned of toxic algae in ponds due to heatwave
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Telegraph: In the West Midlands dead fish were found floating in a park due to oxygen depletion from the algae and the fountains in Trafalgar Square had to be closed because of the green slime. It has also caused trouble for gardeners and fishermen. Vets have now raised concerns that dogs diving int.. .. read more..