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Climate change is already damaging global economy, report finds

admin /27 September, 2012

Climate change is already damaging global economy, report finds Economic impact of global warming is costing the world more than $1.2 trillion a year, wiping 1.6% annually from global GDP Share1461 Email Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 26 September 2012 04.00 BST Bangladeshi villagers rebuild an embankment after cyclone Aila hit in 2009. Bangladesh Continue Reading →

Report shows climate change danger

admin /27 September, 2012

Report shows climate change dangerGold Coast Bulletin NewsA worst-case 1.1m sea level rise would put at risk 4750 homes, up to 243 commercial buildings and 408km of local roads by 2100. Even conservative predictions of a 50cm rise are expected to gobble up 2300 homes. The damage bill is estimated to be …See all stories Continue Reading →

Caught in the cross fire of futility and cant

admin /27 September, 2012

Caught in the cross fire of futility and cant Published September 10, 2012 | By John James Mike Carlton : THE scene is now all too familiar. There is the coffin draped in the Australian flag and topped by a slouch hat and medals, borne from the aircraft by solemn young men in khaki. A Continue Reading →

Migration pushing population growth higher

admin /27 September, 2012

Migration pushing population growth higherSydney Morning HeraldAs suggested here back in May, the federal budget appeared to miss the population growth story. On the performance of the first seven months of this year, population growth for 2012 will be 1.6 per cent – and that’s before rumoured policy initiatives …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →

Magnitude-8.7 quake was part of crustal plate breakup

admin /27 September, 2012

Magnitude-8.7 quake was part of crustal plate breakup Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT Seismologists have known for years that the Indo-Australian plate of Earth’s crust is slowly breaking apart, but they saw it in action last April when at least four faults broke in a magnitude-8.7 earthquake that may be the largest of Continue Reading →

Mapping Arctic Resources

admin /27 September, 2012

Mapping Arctic Resources (NYT) The World Wildlife Fund says countries should pursue immediate needs without squandering other values. More Articles On This Topic »