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 September 24, 2013 |
In Mexico, storms dredge up human errors Mexico City (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - Human nature is sharing the blame with Mother Nature in Mexico for the destruction spawned by twin storms, with critics pointing to shoddy construction, endemic corruption and political wheeling-and-dealing. The country was thrashed last week by a rare tag team of tropical storms on opposite coasts, Manuel and Ingrid, that killed at least 123 people, damaged 72 roads and affected 1.5 million ... more 25 dead as typhoon hits China, flight chaos in Hong Kong  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - Typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after crashing ashore in southern China, throwing the region's transport systems into chaos and leaving tens of thousands of airline passengers stranded in Hong Kong on Monday. Schools and businesses were shut as activity in the normally teeming financial hub slowed to a crawl after Usagi - the world's most powerful storm this year - battered a long ... more HIV infections plummet since 2001: UN  Geneva (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children, the United Nations said Monday. Globally, 2.3 million people contracted the AIDS virus last year - down 33 percent from 2001, while 260,000 children became infected - over a third fewer than in 2009 and 52 percent down from 2001. "The annual number of new HIV infections continues to dec ... more Gov't shutdown won't cut flood aid to Colorado: Biden  Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - Vice President Joe Biden visited flood-stricken Colorado on Monday, and pledged that a looming government shutdown would not threaten federal aid to the western US state. Biden flew in a helicopter with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper over areas devastated by flash floods earlier this month which left at least eight people dead. President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Col ... more Seismologists puzzle over largest deep earthquake ever recorded  Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Sep 24, 2013 - A magnitude 8.3 earthquake that struck deep beneath the Sea of Okhotsk on May 24, 2013, has left seismologists struggling to explain how it happened. At a depth of about 609 kilometers (378 miles), the intense pressure on the fault should inhibit the kind of rupture that took place. "It's a mystery how these earthquakes happen. How can rock slide against rock so fast while squeezed by the ... more Current pledges put over 600 million people at risk of higher water scarcity  London, UK (SPX) Sep 24, 2013 - Our current pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to set the global mean temperature increase at around 3.5 C above pre-industrial levels, will expose 668 million people worldwide to new or aggravated water scarcity. This is according to a new study published in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, which has calculated that a further 11 per cen ... more Legacy Soil Pollution Higher lead levels may lie just below surface  Providence RI (SPX) Sep 24, 2013 - newly published analysis of data from hundreds of soil samples from 31 properties around southern Rhode Island finds that the lead concentration in soil at the surface is not always a reliable indicator of the contamination a foot deeper. The study, led by Brown University Superfund Research Program researchers at the request of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), informs ongoing effo ... more Worst watershed stresses may become the new normal  Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 24, 2013 - Nearly one in 10 U.S. watersheds is "stressed," with demand for water exceeding natural supply, according to a new analysis of surface water in the United States. What's more, the lowest water flow seasons of recent years-times of great stress on rivers, streams, and sectors that use their waters-are likely to become typical as climates continue to warm. "By midcentury, we expect to see le ... more Achilles' heel of ice shelves is beneath the water, scientists reveal  Bristol, UK (SPX) Sep 24, 2013 - New research has revealed that more ice leaves Antarctica by melting from the underside of submerged ice shelves than was previously thought, accounting for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas. Iceberg production and melting causes 2,800 cubic kilometres of ice to leave the Antarctic ice sheet every year. Most of this is replaced by snowfall but any imbalance contributes to a ... more US Navy moves to tighten security checks after shooting  Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - The US Navy said Monday it is pushing for more rigorous background checks after a review showed gaps in the case of a former sailor who went on a shooting rampage last week. Officials acknowledged that the Navy Yard shooter, Aaron Alexis, did not disclose an arrest or a number of debts when he applied for a security clearance when he joined the Navy as a reservist in 2007. But he was given t ... more Fire scars big nature reserve in Ecuador's capital  Quito (AFP) Sept 23, 2013 - /> Fire blamed on arson has charred vast areas of a nature reserve in Ecuador's capital, officials said Monday as they declared the blaze under control. It broke out Sunday in a huge expanse of Quito known as the Parque Metropolitano and it took 800 firefighters, police and soldiers backed by water-dumping planes nearly 24 hours to bring it under control. A community of some 400 indigen ... more Australians should be told of boat turn-backs, ex-navy chief  Sydney (AFP) Sept 24, 2013 - A retired Australian navy chief, who once led the turning back of asylum-seeker boats, Tuesday criticised the government's decision to keep operations to repel vessels under wraps. Australia's new conservative government led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott has promised to turn back asylum-seeker boats when it is safe to do so, but revealed on Monday that the public will be kept in the dark abo ... more Research: Australian Aboriginals showed adaptability in last ice age  Cairns, Australia (UPI) Sep 23, 2013 - The last ice age required Aboriginal Australians to concentrate in areas with good food and water supplies, abandoning most of the continent, researchers said. Research recently published in the Journal of Archaeological Science offers new information on the ways Aboriginal Australians met the challenges of extreme climate change during the Last Glacial Maximum, which peaked 20,000 year ... more Trail of melting Swiss glacier shows climate change in action  Morteratsch, Switzerland (AFP) Sept 20, 2013 - The hour-long walk from the local railway station to the Morteratsch glacier is a winding trek through a valley littered with rocks that the retreating ice left behind. The walk was not always this long. In the mid-19th century, the Morteratsch glacier stretched all the way to the station in this hamlet in southeastern Switzerland. By 1900, people had to walk about a kilometre (five-eigh ... more Fukushima town protests Abe's global promise on crippled plant: reports  Tokyo (AFP) Sept 21, 2013 - A Japanese town abandoned after the Fukushima nuclear accident has protested Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's global promise that the situation of the crippled plant was "under control", papers reported Saturday. The town assembly of Namie, half of which sits within the 20-kilometre (12-mile) zone around the nuclear plant, unanimously adopted a statement of protest against Abe's remarks on Friday ... more Mexico looks to rebuild from deadly, costly twin storms  Acapulco, Mexico (AFP) Sept 22, 2013 - Mexico looked Saturday to the Herculean task of rebuilding after a rare double onslaught of storms, with at least 170 people feared dead in the path of destruction. The death toll in the tragedy soared, with President Enrique Pena Nieto saying another 68 people were feared dead in a landslide in the southern village of La Pintada in Guerrero state. An earlier count put the number of dead at ... more Flight chaos as typhoon lashes southern China, killing three  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 22, 2013 - Severe Typhoon Usagi killed at least three people as it smashed into southern China Sunday, shutting down one of the world's busiest sea ports in nearby Hong Kong and throwing flight schedules into disarray. Usagi, described by meteorologists as the most powerful storm on Earth this year, packed winds of 165 kilometres (103 miles) per hour as it hit land in China's densely populated Pearl Ri ... more | . | MORE DISASTER NEWS Eerily low on tourists, Acapulco sees water, food shortages More than 100 killed in Mexico landslides, flooding: official Obama: Navy Yard shooting must inspire gun law change Poverty seen behind Venezuela's rising youth crime Iran assumes control of Bushehr nuclear plant Iran to take control of Russian-built reactor 'Monday' Disarming HIV With a "Pop" Antibacterial products fuel resistant bacteria in streams and rivers Vietnam estimates to lose 1 and half percent of GDP due to disasters Projected climate change in West Africa not likely to worsen malaria situation Future war: Arms industry shows off next-gen drones in London New Technology can Detect Heartbeats in Rubble Intelligent use of electronic data helps the medicine go down Researchers develop model to correct tornado records Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocks Japan's Fukushima prefecture More than 15,000 flee volcano in Indonesia Hurricane hits Mexico, 58 missing in mudslide AIDS epidemic's end by 2030 seen: UN official Washington gunman 'hunted' victims: FBI Japan PM Abe demands end to Fukushima leaks Mudslide buries village as Hurricane Manuel lashes Mexico Indian police arrest politicians over communal violence PNG makes BHP liable for environmental damage from mine |
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