Climate Already Helping Disease Spread North - Study
Source: Reuters
Cars And People Compete For Grain
Lester R. Brown
At a time when excessive pressures on the earth’s land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for cars—one that threatens world food security.
More Than One In Four Use Internet Worldwide, Says ITU
By John Ribeiro
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.
Almost Half Of Deaths In Kids Under 5 Occur In 5 Countries
Two-thirds of cases due to infectious diseases, researchers report
TUESDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Infectious diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and blood poisoning account for more than two-thirds of the 8.8 million annual deaths in kids under 5 years of age worldwide, a n
First, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch; Now The Great Atlantic Patch
Mike Melia, Associated PressSAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Researchers are warning of a new blight at sea: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.
Big Food Push Urged To Avoid Global Hunger
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News
Arctic Melt To Cost Up To $24 Trillion By 2050: Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $2.4 trillion to $24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a report released on Friday.
Cell Phone Subscriptions To Hit 5 Billion Globally
02-16-2010
CNET
Lance Whitney
The number of mobile phone subscriptions worldwide reached 4.6 billion last year and is expected to hit 5 billion this year, says the International Telecommunication Union.
On a planet with around 6.8 billion people, we're likely to see 5 billion cell phone subscriptions this year.