Gorillas, tigers at risk due to climate change-report
Reuters
* Animals most at risk on islands, mountains, and coasts
* Global warming threatens 20-30 pct of plant, animal species Climate change hotspots in Africa
How to Police Geoengineering?
CORNELIA DEAN
U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year
IEA Says Solar May Provide a Third of Global Energy by 2060
Ben Sills
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Solar technologies such as photovoltaic panels, water heaters and power stations built with mirrors could provide a third of the world’s energy by 2060 if politicians commit to limiting climate change, the International Energy Agency said.
NOAA: Autumn and November both warmer than average in the United States
U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year
Saudi Arabia to exploit solar energy for desalination plants
P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia intends to depend heavily on solar energy to operate desalination plants instead of oil and gas as part of its efforts to make use of alternative and renewable energy sources.
UN: farmers must produce 70% more food by 2050 to feed population
Associated Press
A quarter of farmland is highly degraded, according to the first report into the state of the world's land resources
USGS Multiple Depth Well Locations
USGS Multiple Depth Well Locations 2011
Map of completed and planned multiple-depth well sites in the San Diego Hydrogeology project.
Category
Level
Image Type
Year
Water shortages in Dead Sea could increase tensions in Middle East
Steve Connor
Scientists studying ancient mud samples taken from the bed of the Dead Sea separating Israel and Jordan have warned that the fragile political situation in the Middle East will be made worse by the intense water shortages their study is predicting.
The charitable face of data use
Tanzeel Akhtar
A new group of innovative non-governmental organisations are springing up in the wake of disasters around the world, driven by complex data analysis and backed by telecom brands