Archive for October, 2008

Aftershock rattles Pakistan as disease spreads among survivors (AFP)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Pakistani soldiers scrambled to get aid to victims of a powerful earthquake that has killed up to 300 people and left thousands of villagers homeless. Disease has begun to spread among earthquake survivors in southwest Pakistan, as the UN expressed fears for tens of thousands of children and women still desperately waiting for relief supplies.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A strong aftershock rattled southwestern Pakistan Saturday, as aid agencies warned that disease had begun to spread among tens of thousands of earthquake survivors waiting for relief supplies.

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Germany’s Protestants tackle global warming - Feature (EARTHtimes.org)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Bremen - The Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) is worried about God’s creation. At its synod in the northern city of Bremen from Sunday to Wednesday, its most important meeting of the year, the main theme will be global warming and dwindling water r…

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Global warming behind hot NT weather (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The Bureau of Meteorology says high temperatures recorded across the Northern Territory this month may be indicative of global warming.

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Hard-liners help Pakistan quake victims (AP)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Pakistani people warm themselves up next to their tents after an earthquake in Ziarat, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Quetta, Pakistan, on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck an impoverished region of Pakistan's Baluchistan province before dawn on Wednesday, demolishing some 3,000 houses. A Pakistani official says the death toll from the earthquake in southwestern Pakistan will likely rise to more than 300. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - An Islamic charity accused of terror links by the United States pledged Friday to build 1,000 temporary homes for survivors of the Pakistan earthquake, a move likely to expand the group’s influence in the impoverished region.

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IFC says global warming still on agenda despite financial turmoil (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The World Bank’s private-sector investment arm said Friday that climate change remained on the agenda despite the turmoil currently afflicting global financial markets.

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IFC says global warming still on agenda despite financial turmoil (AFP)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

AFP - The World Bank’s private-sector investment arm said Friday that climate change remained on the agenda despite the turmoil currently afflicting global financial markets.

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Fears for Pakistan quake children as disease spreads (AFP)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A Pakistani doctor checks an earthquake survivor at a medical camp in Kawaz. Disease began to spread among earthquake survivors in southwest Pakistan Friday as the UN expressed fears for tens of thousands of children and women still desperately waiting for relief supplies.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Disease began to spread among earthquake survivors in southwest Pakistan Friday as the UN expressed fears for tens of thousands of children and women still desperately waiting for relief supplies.

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Minor quakes hit Dallas area; no damage, injuries (AP)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

AP - Several minor earthquakes gave some Texas and Oklahoma residents an early Halloween scare, but no damage or injuries were reported.

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Green gadgets aim to woo eco-aware shoppers (Reuters)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The British-designed Lounger, a chair that uses powerful magnets to float in the air, in an undated photo. The 'Star Wars' inspired hover chair, a 125 mph electric motorbike and hi-fi speakers that cost as much as a small house are among the attractions at Britain's biggest gadget show in London this weekend. (Stuff magazine/ Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Gadget makers showed off their green credentials at a technology show in London on Friday to try to tempt consumers worried about soaring fuel bills, climate change and the financial crisis.

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BBC documentary cites science, sun responsible for both global warming and cooling (TG Daily)

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A documentary film broadcast on BBC’s Channel 4 in March, 2007 entitled “The Great global warming Swindle,” reports a very different take on global warming than is being widely reported here in the United States. Graphs depicting data gathered by independent research scientists show that in every instance of recorded temperature change, there is a direct corresponding change in the sun’s …

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