Kiribati President Anote Tong is negotiatng with Fiji’s military government to purchase Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest island, to be utilized as a relocation site for his countrymen which had been under threat of rising sea levels.
Environment
Coal Mining, Oil & Gas Exploration Threaten Marine Life At Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, UN Alarmed
The Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast of Australia is home to a wealth of marine life. The reef is home to 400 types of coral and 1,500 species of fish.
Global Warming Is Linked To The Shortening In Size Of Mammals
Researchers from the universities of Florida and Nebraska used fossils to follow the evolution of horses from their earliest appearance 56 million years ago.
Australian Researchers Pin Global Warming As Cause To The Untimely Ripening Of Grapes
Grape growers as well as winemakers are in peril by global warming as Australian researchers singled out key factors in the untimely ripening of grapes.
No Direct Evidence, Hydraulic Fracturing By Itself Contaminates Shallow Groundwater – Study
Hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ is a process by which high-pressure injections of water, sand and chemicals are used to blast through rock to release oil and gas trapped inside.
Significant Link Is Drawn Between Climate Change & Fire Mortality Worldwide
Wildfires, peat fires and controlled burns on farming lands kill hundred thousands of people worldwide each year.
Sea Mammals Are Infected With Parasites Common Only To Domesticated Animals
Globally, seals, otters and other species are increasingly infected by parasites and other diseases long common to domesticated animals like goats, cows, cats and dogs, marine mammal experts told a major science conference.
Propagating The Right Flowering Plants May Help Stop The Declining Bee Population
Initial results have revealed that there are differences in the lure of some popular garden plants have for honey bees and bumblebees.
Freshwater Rivers & Lakes Contain More Fish Species Than Salty Oceans
Oceans cover seventy percent of Earth’s surface but marine environments contain only twenty percent of all its species.
A Safe, Permanent Solution In Managing Hazardous Nuclear Waste Materials Is Urgently Needed
The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, the panel appointed to find alternatives to Nevada’s nuclear waste storage, declared recently that the United States would have to develop a ‘consent based approach’ in choosing site dealing with nuclear waste based on what Finland, France, Spain and Sweden had accomplished, and where U.S. Congress obviously had failed to make the decision.