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 Logrono, Spain (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 
With the Copenhagen climate change summit looming, the world of wine convened on Spain's Rioja region for a conference in which global warming emerged as the industry's top concern. "All over the world, alcohol levels are going up," said British wine critic Jancis Robinson at the WineFuture conference, citing just one problem producers are facing as a result of rising temperatures. ... read more
Rome (AFP) Nov 17, 2009Global warming is "inextricably linked" to food security, Seychelles President James Michel said Monday, lamenting reports that no binding agreement is expected at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen next month. Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the UN Hunger Summit in Rome, Michel said: "Coming up with ideas at the FAO summit without tackling climate change makes no sense." ... more
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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 
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Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2009The annual Leonid meteor shower should be reaching its climax late tonight in the U.S., from about 1 a.m. your local time to dawn Tuesday morning November 17th. "Viewing conditions will be excellent, because the Moon won't be lighting the sky this year," says Alan MacRobert, senior editor of Sky and Telescope magazine. "You might see 20 or 30 meteors per hour under ideal dark-sky condition ... more 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2009A bright line of light appears across the night sky - and popular wisdom would have us believe that any person witnessing a shooting star is entitled to make a wish. With eyes closed, that person must then make their wish, but not tell anyone else what it is. Science also takes an interest in these optical phenomena in the atmosphere, and calls them meteors. These arise whenever minute ... more  
Tbilisi (AFP) Nov 13, 2009The European Union plans to use satellites to monitor military activity in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgian regions that broke away with Russian backing, the head of an EU observer mission said Friday. The decision to use satellite imagery was made after Russia and the rebel regions refused to grant EU monitors access to their territory, said Hansjorg Haber, the head of the European ... more |
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Loke, Ethiopia (AFP) Nov 14, 2009Standing amidst a group of scrawny fellow Ethiopian farmers, Tuke Shika points to the scorching sun when asked why his food reserves have dwindled this year. "The weather has changed, it's not as it used to be before," he laments. "The rains are increasingly erratic, and we are getting less and less yields." In Loke, 350 kilometres (215 miles) south of Addis Ababa, massive expanses of ... more  
Lima (AFP) Nov 12, 2009Many of Peru's grittiest slums can only dream of access to water. But thanks to a German NGO, simple technology and hard work, some humble homes are the first to use plastic netting to harvest water from the fog cloaking the night sky. In sprawling settlements like Bellavista del Paraiso -- a dusty clutch of streets on Lima's south end named "Beautiful View of Paradise" with some eye-popping ... more 
Amman, Jordan (UPI) Nov 13, 2009 A Jordanian academic has predicted that Israel will go to war with neighboring Lebanon and Egypt to get their water. An Arab water expert warns that Yemen's worsening water shortage, which is already causing civil unrest, will bolster extremist organizations that could ignite conflicts with nearby states. These two views reflect a widely held fear in the Middle East that global ... more |
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