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POPSSeas 'threaten 20m in Bangladesh' Four months after the cyclone, the sea defences are still breached and the island floods with every high tide. Map and satelite view of Gabura Island The chairman of the Gabura Island "union" or council, Shofiul Ajam Lenin, is calling for the embankments to be far higher. "If the current design is not changed then not only my union, but the other unions as well will not exist." The flooding has ruined the island's freshwater supplies and hygiene in the camp is poor. Among those living in tents on a narrow strip of high ground is Asma Khatun, a 25-year-old widow, who is now eager to leave. "I think it is not possible to live in this country any longer. We have to move to other countries. "We can't live here just by drinking this water. It is not possible to live here."
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POPSMillions in Nepal facing hunger as climate changes Oxfam recommended in its report that the government and international organizations intervene to ease food shortages in hill and mountain districts and provide assistance during the upcoming planting season. The government should encourage farmers to try new crop varieties and improve water management, and it should integrate climate change strategies into government planning. Ang Dawa, a member of a parliamentary committee tackling climate change, said its effects were already prevalent in Nepal, especially in the mountainous north. She said her village in the foothills of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, was covered in several feet (dozens of centimeters) of snow during the winter when she was a child, but now there is hardly any snow.
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POPS A storm brews over food, water & power PERFECT STORM 2030 THE PROBLEM Woman in field A grim forecast for 2030 There will be two billion more people, and not enough food Yurts and wind farm China's energy hunger China is investing in wind - but coal remains king File photo of wheatfield in California California's 'dust bowl' Farms in California's Central Valley are steadily drying out Horse and cart in Ukraine Leasing Ukraine Foreigners are taking over tracts of the ex-breadbasket
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POPSCould the Global Meltdown Spark a Great Revolution? Today, throughout the world, peasants, workers, indigenous peoples, and students are galvanized into movements that are challenging state power rooted in global norms of neoliberalism. New movements have gained greater traction with the legitimacy and strength of a global collective behind them, rather than as isolated protests. The oppressed are framing new narratives of liberation to contest power on a state and international level: whether peasants in Latin America or India struggling for land reform; indigenous peoples mobilizing resistance for official recognition of their rights; or workers and students throughout the world waging unauthorized strikes and sit-ins, and taking to the streets in support of democracy and equality.
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POPS"Peculiar" New Geyser Erupts in Russia Two years after that devastating loss, "this year a new miracle has appeared in another part of the reserve," WWF's Alexandra Filatkina said in a statement. "We have the rare opportunity to witness these natural processes as they become history."
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POPSTropical Rainfall Moving North "We're talking about the most prominent rainfall feature on the planet, one that many people depend on as the source of their freshwater because there is no groundwater to speak of where they live," said Julian Sachs, associate professor of oceanography at the University of Washington and lead author of the paper. "In addition many other people who live in the tropics but farther afield from the Pacific could be affected because this band of rain shapes atmospheric circulation patterns throughout the world."
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POPSHow aerosols mask climate change ...started investigating whether aerosols could be employed to deliberately mask global warming...The research team, led by fellow Met Office scientist Dr Andy Jones, found that global warming could be slowed by up to 25 years, but they also found the approach could also have some very detrimental effects. The most serious of these, they say, is a sharp decrease in rainfall over South America, which would likely accelerate the die-back of the Amazon rainforest, and contribute to the loss of one of the world's major carbon sinks. "You would have to be very careful about which clouds you choose with this approach,"...
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POPSReport: Climate Change Is Already Impacting U.S. Understanding the impacts of climate change is particularly important because it informs the decisions the country faces in drawing up a response to the problem. The entire report can be found at: http://www.globalchange.gov/usimpacts.
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POPS160 Syrian villages deserted 'due to climate change' The study also revealed the challenge posed by population growth. "The combined population of the Levant will grow to 71 million by 2050 from 42 million in 2008" with major implications for water demand, food supply, housing and jobs, it said. The IISD report said there is much that Middle Eastern governments and authorities, civil society and the international community can do to respond to climate change and the threats it may pose to regional peace and security. "They can promote a culture of conservation in the region, help communities and countries adapt to the impacts of climate change, work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and foster greater cooperation on their shared resources,"
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POPSYosemite's giant trees disappear One of the most shocking aspects of these findings is that they apply to Yosemite National Park," says Lutz. "Yosemite is one of the most protected places in the US. If the declines are occurring here, the situation is unlikely to be better in less protected forests."
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POPSDisaster looms with rising sea levels: islands Major emitters are pushing for greenhouse gas emissions cuts that are too low to prevent devastating sea rises, representatives said at the World Ocean Conference in Indonesia's Manado city. The five-day conference has attracted hundreds of officials and experts from 70 countries and is being billed as a prelude to December talks on a successor to the expiring Kyoto Protocol.
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POPSFloating Solar Houses "The SolarHome allows for ample views of the surrounding environment from almost anywhere within its small, 75 square metre frame. The little house on the water features an open-air kitchen/living area and enclosed sleeping areas in the back."
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POPSHundreds killed by Burma Cyclone A trishaw driver in Rangoon, who did not want to be identified, complained that the security forces were not doing enough to help. "Where are all those uniformed people who are always ready to beat civilians?" he asked. "They should come out in full force and help clean up the areas and restore electricity." There is a video but you have to go to the site to see it.
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POPSAntarctic glaciers surge toward ocean Much higher up the course of the glacier there is evidence of a volcano that erupted through the ice about 2,000 years ago and the whole region could be volcanically active, releasing geothermal heat to melt the base of the ice and help its slide towards the sea.
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POPSWind farms disrupt radar Some people are trying to save the planet, while the "military minds" are locked into "war" "defense" etc. Who will have it their way?
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