Study Finds Big Decrease In Global Child Mortality
Source: Reuters
New Strategy To Wipe Out Polio May Be Last Shot To Eradicate It Before Money Runs Out
GENEVA (AP) - For years, the world has been on the brink of wiping out polio, the deadly disease that can paralyze and kill children.
The World's Most Valuable Stuff
Mostly because of farming, water is increasingly scarce. Managing it better could help
From The Economist print edition
Salt Killing Crops, Driving Migration In Storm-Hit Southern Bangladesh
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UN Fears 'Irreversible' Damage To Natural Environment
GENEVA — The UN warned on Monday that "massive" loss in life-sustaining natural environments was likely to deepen to the point of being irreversible after global targets to cut the decline by this year were missed.
World Governments Fail To Deliver On 2010 Biodiversity Target
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World Needs Clean Energy Revolution: UN chief
UNITED NATIONS — Rich and poor nations need a "clean energy revolution" in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said here Wednesday.
World Will Completely Miss 2010 Biodiversity Target
Species classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as "threatened" increased by 2.1 percent in 2009, as 365 species were added to the organization's Red List of Threatened Species. Only 2 species were removed from the list.
NOAA: Global Temps Push Last Month to Hottest March on Record
The world’s combined global land and ocean surface temperature made last month the warmest March on record, according to NOAA. Taken separately, average ocean temperatures were the warmest for any March and the global land surface was the fourth warmest for any March on record.
EU Satellite To Check Climate Cange Impact On Ice
BERLIN—The European Space Agency is launching a satellite that scientists hope will help them pin down the effects of global warming on the Earth's ice packs more precisely.