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Rescuers Use Dump Trucks To Save Texans On Rooftops
CNN is reporting that authorities in Orange County, Texas, had been using dump trucks to rescue residents that were stuck on their roofs by flooding from Hurricane Ike. Thus far, around 200 people have been rescued,... Torrential Rains Kill 29 in Pakistan's North West
The Monsoons are in full force in Pakistan. Torrential rains and flash floods inundated 50 villages in the Peshawar district, killing 29 and injuring many. A large number of rural houses have collapsed, displacing...
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Canadians ponder cost of rush for dirty oil
Here we get a long and considered article on Canada's oil sand bonanza or environmental disaster depending on how you view it. Alberta as the new Kuwait. John Vidal's piece is a mixture of sound fact and comment and...317 views | 1 comment | 2 recommendations
38 dead after ferry sinks in Burmese delta
About 38 people are dead after a ferry sank in a river in Burma yesterday afternoon.It sank in Burma's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta."The motorized ship sank in the Yway river in Burma, also known as Myanmar, Tuesday after water entered its stern section, the New Light of...China's bereaved mark one month
Its been a unforgettable event in their lives. Grieing parents remember the day after devastating havoc hot their place exactly one month ago. This BBC article reads all the emotions and empathies."Grieving parents gathered at collapsed schools in Sichuan province, one month...Burma cyclone: Mapping the aftermath
A picture worth than thousand words. This map graphic story from BBC news site give us a clear picture about the cyclone-hit Burma. Have a look at this graphic story, how the cyclone has affected the lives of hundred of thousands people souls."The cyclone that hit Burma on 3...Toxic air fears after Oklahoma twister
The Environmental Protection Agency is checking for high levels of lead in the air after a twister swept through Picher, Oklahoma. Picher was formally a center of zinc and lead mining, and noted as one of the...553 views | 2 comments | 0 recommendations
Full Tanks, Empty Stomachs
In the USA and the industrialized western nations ethanol is being touted as a panacea for climate change and a diminishing supply of easy access oil to produce fuel for our automobiles. The global land-grab... MILLIONS of people made homeless by flood in South Asia
"The number of people made homeless by flooding in north-east India and Bangladesh has risen to some 1.5 million, officials say. India's Assam state is suffering its third wave of floods this year, caused by heavy rains over the past four days. The army has evacuated 800,000...Papers join forces over suicide
"Four daily newspapers are joining forces in a bid to tackle the problem of suicide in Northern Ireland. The Irish News, News Letter, Belfast Telegraph and Daily Mirror have chosen 10 September to publish a joint statement. The date marks Suicide prevention day. All four will...247 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
WHITECLAY ACTIVISTS PROTEST AT DISTRIBUTORSHIP
This issue is another of a long line of maladies that harm Aboriginal peoples worldwide. The Sami people of Scandinavia seem to have found ways of addressing alcohol abuse as have the Incas via traditional...731 views | 3 comments | 10 recommendations
Devastating fire in Edmonton, July 21 2007
I was rudely awoken at just after 5AM by the sound of sirens and explosions. When I went onto the balcony and looked west, I saw a fire that stunned me by it's size and fury. I've added a link to my Flickr... UK Floods - Cause and Effect
Team Mole reporters have been out and about in the flooded areas of
England and now present their findings which will come as no surprise
to millions of UK residents.
Bottom line - no realistic government investment... 2222 views | 4 comments | 34 recommendations
Hundreds evacuated as Thames bursts its banks
"The River Thames has burst its banks leading to the evacuation of hundreds of homes as the country's flooding catastrophe continues. Emergency teams were today fighting to save Oxford from more widespread flooding. Streets around the city's railway station were submerged...Brown flies in to see flood damage
"The Prime Minister has seen first hand the devastation caused to large swathes of western England which have been deluged by flooding. Gordon Brown flew by helicopter over the stricken county of Gloucestershire, England where thousands of people have been left without...269 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
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