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Reflecting on the world video
Neat sticky notes animation of one's reflection on the world around him -
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Early Spring Gives Some Experts Chills
See the full article here! It is bursting back to life earlier too now, due to an ongoing drought that has reduced snowfall in the area. It could be the start of a new long-term pattern that sees the meadow more in sync, seasonally speaking, with down-mountain areas. That pattern may be more than just a symptom of global warming. It could even help accelerate climate change, some scientists say. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma cause widespread destruction and environmental harm to coastal communities in the US Gulf Coast region, especially the New Orleans area. -
Arctic ice cap reached an all-time low
Some climate scientists now predict the region will be ice free during the summer within the next decade. -
Worst Drought in a Century Hurting Australian Farmers
In the seventh year of a crippling drought, much of Australia is in an unprecedented water crisis. The Big Dry, as Australians have dubbed the weather, is the worst in a century and has forced water restrictions on an entire nation. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071108-australia-drought.html -
World's Largest Marine Reserve Declared
The Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
and Marianas Trench Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean.
Together the two reserves cover roughly 235,000 square miles (600,000 square kilometers). The designation of new protected areas may suggest that scientific research is reaching environmental policy makers, Reichert said. -
Brazil's major victory in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
As part of its target to cut emissions from land-use changes by 80 percent by 2020, Brazil aimed to reduce annual deforestation in the Amazon to no more than 7,000 square kilometres by 2013. Environment Minister Carlos Minc explained today that his country is four years ahead of schedule with that plan. http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2009/11/529-brazil-forest-conservation-victory.html -
Haiti Earthquake
A massive earthquake struck Haiti just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 12, about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital. The quake was the worst in the region in more than 200 years. A study by the Inter-American Development Bank estimated that the total cost of the disaster was between $7.2 billion to $13.2 billion, based on a death toll from 200,000 to 250,000. -
