ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia braced for more damage from deadly nationwide flash floods as the government warned that unusually heavy seasonal rains could force the release of water from dangerously swollen dams.
A task force set up to deal with flooding crises that have affected nearly 75,000 people said three dams in the west, south and north of the country were close to the breaking point and advised residents in their vicinities to leave.
It said that, although controlled, the release of water from the threatened dams on the Omo, Awash and Blue Nile rivers could compound devastation from floods that have already killed at least 626 people in the south, east and north.
Earth Changes
It happened at two geographically divergent points on the Oregon coast - and it happened in two different realms of the scientific world.
A woman in Seaside captured a photograph of the glowing sands phenomenon, and a man in Newport snapped a picture of the "green flash" at sunset - both events rare in this region. Both have given Oregon's coastal tourism industry much to talk about for a time, with events so singular and odd they verge on the paranormal.
In early August, Tiffany Boothe, with the Seaside Aquarium, embarked on a minor journey of discovery on the beaches of Gearhart after dusk to try and spot the "glowing sands" event and take photos of it.
A woman in Seaside captured a photograph of the glowing sands phenomenon, and a man in Newport snapped a picture of the "green flash" at sunset - both events rare in this region. Both have given Oregon's coastal tourism industry much to talk about for a time, with events so singular and odd they verge on the paranormal.
In early August, Tiffany Boothe, with the Seaside Aquarium, embarked on a minor journey of discovery on the beaches of Gearhart after dusk to try and spot the "glowing sands" event and take photos of it.
MEN may be from Mars and women from Venus but when both are in the land of Nod they're still worlds apart.
A Welsh dream expert has confirmed what many already suspected that the differences between the sexes continue even while asleep.
Dr Mark Blagrove, a reader in psychology at Swansea University, has studied 100,000 people's dream experiences as part of a nationwide survey. It showed that a typical married couple sleeping side by side would have completely different types of dream, often at the same time.
A Welsh dream expert has confirmed what many already suspected that the differences between the sexes continue even while asleep.
Dr Mark Blagrove, a reader in psychology at Swansea University, has studied 100,000 people's dream experiences as part of a nationwide survey. It showed that a typical married couple sleeping side by side would have completely different types of dream, often at the same time.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. - As a chocolatier to the rich and famous, Martucci Angiano has posed with many celebrities.But on Thursday she held in her hand a figure that dazzles her more than any Hollywood star: a 2-inch-tall column of chocolate drippings that workers at her gourmet chocolate company believe bears a striking resemblance to the Virgin Mary.
BEIJING - China said initial test results of its firstAIDS vaccine showed it could protect people against theHIV virus.
None of the participants in the clinical trial's first phase showed severe adverse reactions after 180 days and some showed immunity to the HIV-1 virus 15 days after receiving the vaccine, the State Food and Drug Administration said.
"Initially, this indicates the vaccine is effective in stimulating the body's immunity," the administration said in a statement on its website.
None of the participants in the clinical trial's first phase showed severe adverse reactions after 180 days and some showed immunity to the HIV-1 virus 15 days after receiving the vaccine, the State Food and Drug Administration said.
"Initially, this indicates the vaccine is effective in stimulating the body's immunity," the administration said in a statement on its website.
KARACHI - Pakistan's biggest city declared a public holiday on Friday as it cleaned up from heavy flooding that killed at least 15 people and more rain was expected, officials said.
Banks and the stock market in Karachi would remain open despite the holiday declared by the provincial government.
Most of the 15 people killed in the floods on Thursday were electrocuted while some were killed in traffic accidents during heavy downpours, an emergency service official said.
Banks and the stock market in Karachi would remain open despite the holiday declared by the provincial government.
Most of the 15 people killed in the floods on Thursday were electrocuted while some were killed in traffic accidents during heavy downpours, an emergency service official said.
QUITO - About sixty people have been missing and 13 others were injured after southern Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupted violently, unleashing its highest level of activity since 1999, a local official said.
"The situation is indescribable. There are approximately 60 people missing in the highest-risk area, as well as seven wounded people who were taken to the city of Riobamba and six others wounded in Penipe," Penipe Mayor Juan Salazar told Ecuavisa television on Thursday.
The mayor said the areas were affected by lava and flames from the 5,029-meter (16,499-foot) volcano, located just 135 kilometers (83 miles) south of Quito.
"There was a very powerful explosion this morning, which produced incandescent rocks, ash and lava that devastated several areas," Salazar said.
"The situation is indescribable. There are approximately 60 people missing in the highest-risk area, as well as seven wounded people who were taken to the city of Riobamba and six others wounded in Penipe," Penipe Mayor Juan Salazar told Ecuavisa television on Thursday.
The mayor said the areas were affected by lava and flames from the 5,029-meter (16,499-foot) volcano, located just 135 kilometers (83 miles) south of Quito.
"There was a very powerful explosion this morning, which produced incandescent rocks, ash and lava that devastated several areas," Salazar said.
The increase in the intensity and duration of Atlantic hurricanes in recent decades is due to temperature increases in the atmosphere caused by global warming, and not by natural variations in ocean temperature, according to a new study.
Recent studies have linked rising sea surface temperatures, or SSTs, in the Atlantic Ocean to climate change caused by human activities. Warmer SST's means the ocean is capable of storing more energy-energy that is converted into wind power during tropical storms.
Recent studies have linked rising sea surface temperatures, or SSTs, in the Atlantic Ocean to climate change caused by human activities. Warmer SST's means the ocean is capable of storing more energy-energy that is converted into wind power during tropical storms.
Cholera may return to London, the mass migration of Africans could cause civil unrest in Europe and China's economy could crash by 2015 as the supply of fresh water becomes critical to the global economy. That was the bleak assessment yesterday by forecasters from some of the world's leading corporate users of fresh water, 200 of the largest food, oil, water and chemical companies.
Analysts working for Shell, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Cargill and other companies which depend heavily on secure water supplies, yesterday suggested the next 20 years would be critical as countries became richer, making heavier demands on scarce water supplies.
Analysts working for Shell, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Cargill and other companies which depend heavily on secure water supplies, yesterday suggested the next 20 years would be critical as countries became richer, making heavier demands on scarce water supplies.
EL PASO, TX - Regional rains emptying into the Rio Grande pushed the river's level to the highest point since the historic storms from two weeks ago.
Officials with the National Weather Service say the river should have reached it's maximum point just after 6pm, cresting at a level between 8 and a half to 9 feet.
Officials with the National Weather Service say the river should have reached it's maximum point just after 6pm, cresting at a level between 8 and a half to 9 feet.
