Issues & Trends

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 new report shows.

Greening The Grid

Utilities and environmental groups are coming together to help modernize the transmission system. It's an arduous job that requires conciliation and patience. Together, they seek to improve the grid's capabilities to allow it to carry more green electrons as well as provide customers with the information they need to make better energy choices.
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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Reduce, Recycle, And Replant - Data Highlights On Restoring The World's Forests

The world's forests, which cover a third of Earth's land area, provide us with many essential services. They absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give us oxygen, limit soil erosion, aid in flood control and aquifer recharge, and host a wealth of biodiversity.

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.
Sanitation and Water Must No Longer Play Second Fiddle to Other Priorities

Countries with the greatest unmet sanitation and water needs most often receive little or no aid. WASHINGTON, D.C.

African Agriculture Suffers From Erratic Climate
  • Climate change hurting African crop yields
  • Farmers complain rains no longer predictable
  • Africa needs development to adapt, experts say

By Tim Cocks and Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN, April 20 (Reuters) - From Africa's humid jungles and cocoa plantations to its growing semi-deserts and wilting maize fields

First, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch; Now The Great Atlantic PatchMike 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.