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UN warns another cyclone is forming near Myanmar | The Associated Press | BANGKOK, Thailand - The U.N. says another cyclone in forming near Myanmar, which was devastated by a killer storm earlier this month. | U.N. spokeswoman Amanda Pitts couldn't ... (photo: AP / ) Philadelphia Daily News Disasters Myanmar Photos Storm UN |
Sunseekers enjoy welcome dose of vitamin D | If you've been feeling a little down lately, make sure you lap up the rays when you can. | It may have taken hours to get a tan in yesterday's autumn sun but that didn't stop Aucklanders taking adva... (photo: WN / deniseyong) NZ Herald Auckland Climate Health Photos Society |
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Congress joins talks about bisphenol A Lawmakers fault federal agencies | Los Angeles Times, Journal Sentinel staff | Washington - Congress on Wednesday waded into an escalating scientific dispute over a contr... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Chemicals Congress Health Photos Plastic |
Oily residue kills 53 ducks in Sask. | SASKATOON -- The provincial government is scrambling to deal with the deaths of 53 ducks at an oil-extraction site west of Saskatoon. | Energy and Resources Minister Bi... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Canada Dot Com Ducks Environment Photos Waste Wildlife |
Sea lions likely died from the heat | PORTLAND, Ore. - The deaths of six sea lions found in traps on the Columbia River earlier this month were likely caused by the heat, the National Marine Fisheries Servi... (photo: GFDL / ) Newsday Animals Climate Environment Marine Photos |
Climate change denier at least admits he's playing a game | "Despite the uncertainties, there is general agreement that the observed warming is real and particularly strong within the past 20 years." | Climate Change Science: An... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Canada Dot Com Climate Environment Global Warming Nature Photos |
UN sends top official to Myanmar as ASEAN steps up | A UNICEF photo shows UNICEF, Red Cross Society and other health organisation workers using a boat to reach a remote township hit by the cyclone Nargis. | (AFP/UNICEF) |... (photo: PIB) Turkish Press Aid Asean Myanmar Photos Slideshow Unicef |
Dubai fastest growing economy in ME: TCI official | ISLAMABAD ' Dubai is the fastest growing economy in the Middle East and well positioned to provide a lead role particularly to the GCC states in achieving an impressive... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) Khaleej Times Arab World Dubai Economy Islamabad Photos |
China scales up rescue operation Survivors from Wenchuan County have had to flee the area on foot | China is mobilising 30,000 extra troops and 90 helicopters to help with the rescue operation after Mond... (photo: AP / Color China Photo) BBC News China Disaster Earthquake Military Photos |
Battling Bird Flu With Better Public Information As bird flu spreads, restaurants serving chicken and ducks have lost all customers. At the 371 restaurants in Korea that serve chicken, consumption fell from 13,356 chick... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Chosunilbo Birdflu Chicken Korea Photos Restaurants |