September 26, 2007
“Arnie” and “Al,” Republican and Democrat, shared the world spotlight to press for climate action, adding a touch of star quality to the staid proceedings of a U.N. summit. The two headliners, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Vice President …
September 13, 2007
A powerful earthquake off western Indonesia triggered warnings of a potentially destructive tsunami across much of the Indian Ocean region Wednesday, meteorological agencies said. [IJ Ed. Note: Several powerful aftershocks also triggered Tsunami warnings, but as of 7:00 a.m. EDT, …
July 2, 2007
The American Medical Association introduced a new medical journal billed as the first of its kind devoted to the science of disaster planning and response. The peer-reviewed quarterly journal is titled Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Its first edition …
June 25, 2007
The American Medical Association last week introduced a new medical journal billed as the first of its kind devoted to the science of disaster planning and response. The peer-reviewed quarterly journal is titled Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Its …
May 9, 2007
More than 1,000 diplomats have begun working on a new accord to control greenhouse gases, with developing countries calling for more money and expertise to help them fight the potentially catastrophic effects of global warming. The 166 countries and organizations …
April 10, 2007
Two years before a deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami pummeled the Solomon Islands, scientist Fred Taylor’s request for U.S. funds to set up a Pacific seismic monitoring network was flatly rejected. Then there is Phil Cummins of Geoscience Australia, who is still …
March 19, 2007
In the two days of the 4th International Bird Flu Summit in Washington, D.C. last week, public health officials, business leaders, policy makers, and scientists addressed the fight against bird flu. By the close of the summit on March 14, …
March 16, 2007
The threat of the bird flu virus mutating into a strain capable of causing a pandemic intensifies amidst a growing number of outbreaks and human cases in different parts of the world. Since 2003, a total of 168 people have …
March 8, 2007
In a just released report – “Topics Geo — Natural catastrophes 2006” – Munich Re maintains that “continuing unfavorable natural climate cycle and additional effects of global warming will increase the risk of hurricanes in the current and forthcoming years.” …
March 7, 2007
118 people miraculously escaped the flaming wreck of a Garuda Airlines Boeing 737-400, which slid off the runway at Yogyakarta airport in Java while landing. 22 people, however, died in the crash. According to news reports, survivors said the plane …