|
|
 Manila (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 
The US military will send troops and equipment to the Philippines to help victims of massive flooding that has affected more than two million people, the American ambassador here said on Wednesday.
Ambassador Kristie Kenney said a planned joint military exercise between US and Filipino forces would instead be transformed into an aid operation for survivors of the deadly weekend disaster, whi ... read more
Manila (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors crammed into schools, gymnasiums, churches and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 246. Three days after a once-in-a-generation storm pounded Manila and surrounding regions, officials said they were unable to cope with the enormous number of flood victims still pouring into ev ... more
|
Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
| |||||||||||||||
| Previous Issues | Sep 29 | Sep 28 | Sep 27 | Sep 24 | Sep 23 |
| . |
 
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 28, 2009The Tea Board of Kenya said Monday the country's tea production fell 11.6 percent in the six months to August owing to the ongoing drought. Tea Board Managing Director Sicily Kariuki blamed adverse weather conditions especially in the east of the Rift Valley, where production fell by 32 percent. "We have witnessed prolonged dry weather conditions especially east of the Rift, which would ... more  
Amman (AFP) Sept 27, 2009Jordan has decided to go it alone and build a two-billion-dollar pipeline from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea without help from proposed partners Israel and the Palestinian Authority, an official told AFP. "Jordan is thirsty and cannot wait any longer," said Fayez Batayneh, the country's chief representative in the mega-project to provide drinking water and begin refilling the Dead Sea, which ... more 
Sydney (AFP) Sept 26, 2009An Australian town pulled all bottled water from its shelves Saturday and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first ban. Hundreds of people marched through the picturesque rural town of Bundanoon to mark the first day of its bottled water ban by unveiling a series of new public drinking fountains, said campaign spokesman John Dee. ... more |
. |
|
|
. |
 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 23, 2009This image, from the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X, shows the urban region of Munich and the surrounding area. It was acquired on 2 May 2009 at a resolution of 10 metres. The colours in this radar image provide information about how strongly the surface of the Earth reflected back the transmitted radar signals in different polarisations. The urban area is depicted in shades of red and ... more 
San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2009The single largest year over year potential increase in the industrial age of food production may occur with the use of a San Diego based alternative energy company's machinery. Circle Biodiesel and Ethanol Corporation has announced that their latest patent-pending machinery design enables previously inedible foods such as toxic strains of algae and Jatropha to be edible with an operation ... more 
Dakar (AFP) Sept 22, 2009Flash floods have claimed 187 lives and affected 635,273 people in west Africa since the rainy season started in June, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced Tuesday. The nation with the highest death toll, including people struck by lightning, is Sierra Leone, with 103 people, followed by Ghana (24), Mali (20), Ivory Coast (19), Burkina Faso (eight), Niger ... more |
. |
| Previous Issues | Sep 29 | Sep 28 | Sep 27 | Sep 24 | Sep 23 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
