Earth Changes
Australia's worst drought in recorded history will cut its wheat crop to its lowest level in 12 years and cut economic growth by around 0.7 percent, an official forecast said Friday.
Research from Met Office (UK) scientists shows that an additional quarter of the earth's land surface could be affected by drought by the end of this century.
NEW YORK -- A UN rights advocate said that millions more of the world's poor suffered malnutrition last year.
The advocated also charged that the trade practices of wealthy nations and desert encroachment aggravated the problem.
The advocated also charged that the trade practices of wealthy nations and desert encroachment aggravated the problem.
A MAN was missing last night after an open canoe capsized on a loch.
The horror unfolded as the worst storms in 70 years lashed northern Scotland. Hundreds fled their homes as flooding caused mayhem.
The horror unfolded as the worst storms in 70 years lashed northern Scotland. Hundreds fled their homes as flooding caused mayhem.
Reports of a loud explosion on the north Cornwall and Devon border are being investigated.
A number of residents reported hearing a loud bang between 1130 and 1200 BST around the Bude and Holsworthy area. Others said their homes were damaged.
A number of residents reported hearing a loud bang between 1130 and 1200 BST around the Bude and Holsworthy area. Others said their homes were damaged.
NASA researchers are investigating the potential impact of climate change on New York City using computer models to simulate future climates and sea level rise. Their studies, to date, forecast a 15 to 19 inch-increase in sea levels by the 2050s that could put the city at higher risk of flooding during storm surges.
Measurements from a network of monitors stretching across the Atlantic Ocean could offer an early warning of "sudden climate change", scientists have said.
Catania, Italy- Sicily's Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, continued erupting overnight to Thursday with a 2,000 metre- high lava flow streaming into the valley below. The glowing rock mass was flowing, according to vulcanologists in the region, down the southerly face of the mountain. It was unclear whether a new crater had been opened or whether an old one had become active.
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, October 26 (RIA Novosti) - The Karymsky volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East has increased its activity, spewing ash emissions up to an altitude of around 5,000 meters (16,400 feet), a local seismology official said Thursday.
Next time you go for an important job interview or take a driving test, check the weather. The space weather, that is.
For years, Russians have looked beyond the confines of the Earth's atmosphere to explain sudden headaches, fatigue, mood swings or their pets going berserk.
What they are looking for is geomagnetic storms, or magnitniye buri. Although little known in the West, these mysterious storms are taken so seriously in Russia that they are forecast along with the rest of the weather on national television channels, radio stations, Internet sites and in newspapers.
And while many Westerners might scoff, recent research seems to support the theory that magnetic storms do affect us, both mentally and physically.
For years, Russians have looked beyond the confines of the Earth's atmosphere to explain sudden headaches, fatigue, mood swings or their pets going berserk.
What they are looking for is geomagnetic storms, or magnitniye buri. Although little known in the West, these mysterious storms are taken so seriously in Russia that they are forecast along with the rest of the weather on national television channels, radio stations, Internet sites and in newspapers.
And while many Westerners might scoff, recent research seems to support the theory that magnetic storms do affect us, both mentally and physically.
Comment: Comment: There are a couple of reports of similar incidents in different locations here, and if interested in this topic there is the Signs Supplement: Sonic or "Mystery" Booms.