Issues & Trends
| Study Shows European "Mega-Heatwaves" More Likely LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - "Mega-heatwaves" like the one that hit Russia and other parts of eastern Europe last year are up to 10 times more likely to occur over the next 40 years and could have serious consequences, scientists said on Thursday. |
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| U.N. Food Agency Issues Warning On China Drought
A Chinese farmer on dry farmland on the outskirts of Rizhao, Shandong Province, in January. |
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| U.S. Solar Market Blooms, Challenges Remain March 10, 2011 |
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| Decline of honey bees now a global phenomenon, says United Nations Thursday, 10 March 2011 The mysterious collapse of honey-bee colonies is becoming a global phenomenon, scientists working for the United Nations have revealed. |
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China Issues Warning on Climate and GrowthPublished: February 28, 2011BEIJING — China’s environment minister on Monday issued an unusually stark warning about the effects of unbridled development on the country’s air, water and soil, saying the nation’s current path could stifle long-term economic growth and feed social instability |
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| Polar ice loss quickens, raising seas Environment correspondent, BBC News
The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than its southern counterpart |
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Mass Extinction On EarthEarth's Sixth Mass Extinction: Is It Almost Here?
A burst of gamma rays reaching Earth may have caused |
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| 100 percent renewable energy possible by 2030 Mon Jan 31, 12:42 pm ET
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| China Overtakes Japan As World's Second-Biggest Economy 14 February 2011 BBC News Japan's economy was worth $5.474 trillion (£3.414 trillion) at the end of 2010, figures from Tokyo have shown. China's economy was closer to $5.8 trillion in the same period. |
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| Global Solar Power Growth Doubled In 2010: Study Feb-15-11
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