13000 deaths foreseen in Tokyo quake
An estimated 13000 people would die and 800,000 homes could be destroyed if a severe earthquake struck directly underneath Japan's densely populated capital, a newspaper reported. The estimate was
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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The real importance of the Kyoto treaty
After seven years in critical condition, the Kyoto global warming treaty has a new lease on life, thanks to its recent ratification by Russia. Supporters and skeptics alike agree that the treaty will
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New tools to lessen drought damage
Australia's New South Wales government and the Sydney Futures Exchange are creating derivatives that will let farmers and their suppliers reduce the risk of financial losses from water shortages. The
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Adding jobs, but at what cost?
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised to provide 100 days of work a year for the nation's 600 million rural inhabitants to raise wages in a country where 350 million people live on less than $1 a
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The real importance of the Kyoto treaty
After seven years in critical condition, the Kyoto global warming treaty has a new lease on life, thanks to its recent ratification by Russia. Supporters and skeptics alike agree that the treaty will
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Stinking slush' a warning for Baltic Sea region
The algal bloom that struck the Baltic Sea in July
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Help and hope for giant birds of the Andes
The Andean condor, a vulture that is the world's largest flying bird, is under assault across a range stretching 7,250 kilometers, or 4,500 miles, from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina, with
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A healthier Amazon
Last month, Brazil's environmental officials announced that the burning of the Amazon has slowed. Deforestation this year is half of what it was the year before. This news shows that when Brazil's
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Cheers, and concern, for Kyoto Protocol
With the United States keeping to the sidelines, delegates from more than 190 countries have gathered here both to celebrate the enactment of the Kyoto Protocol, the first treaty requiring cuts in
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Wonder drug gives rural China a new cash crop
In the past two years, a new crop, qinghao, or sweet wormwood, has been crowned king, driven by a desperate need in the tropical world for new malaria treatments. The rugged valleys and steep gorges