Friday, May 20, 2011

Posts Tagged ‘Forest’

Forest fires burn across Alberta

Forest fires burn across Alberta

canada.com Top Stories - Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:04

EDMONTON -- Low humidity, warm temperatures and dry ground have created perfect conditions for fast-moving wildfires, says the province. As of Saturday evening, 73 wildfires were burning across Alberta, said Rob Harris, a fire information officer with...

Ervin Laszlo: To Change or Not to Change: That Is Not the Question

Ervin Laszlo - Thursday, May 12, 2011 11:20

Today humanity is a vast system of seven billion, with enormous technological powers and unprecedented demands. Its divorce from nature is approaching a tipping point: in its present form the human system is critically unsustainable.

Rain storm hope for UK wildfires

Rain storm hope for UK wildfires

BBC News - Home - Saturday, May 7, 2011 20:13

7 May 2011 Last updated at 21:13 ET Firefighters have been trying to control blazes across the UK all week It is hoped overnight thunderstorms will aid firefighters to control fires still raging in parts of the UK. Blazes continue to burn in Berkshi...

Hot weather forecast for Texas as battle against wildfires continues

Hot weather forecast for Texas as battle against wildfires continues

CNN - Monday, April 25, 2011 0:38

Tried by fire, ranchers fight on STORY HIGHLIGHTS Firefighters are still working to contain the largest fires in the state Critical fire weather is forecast for Texas during the first part of the week The Texas Forest Service responded to 1...

Costa Rica: Climate Change Affecting the Cloud Forest

Costa Rica: Climate Change Affecting the Cloud Forest

Juliana Rincón Parra - Wednesday, April 20, 2011 17:11

The Monteverde Now project documents the stories of 11 members of the Monteverde Community through short video interviews where they explain how their life has been transformed and how they are adapting to sustaining their diverse and delicate ecosystem in the face of climate change.

Wetlands? What Wetlands?

Wetlands? What Wetlands?

By FELICITY BARRINGER - Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:26

The Environmental Protection Agency has become, for some of libertarian or Tea Party convictions, something of an embodiment of government run amok. Environmentalists see the agency, at its best, as the defender of people’s health and the environme...


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