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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 24, 2009 
India's water needs are set to double by 2030, which could dry up its river basins, according to new research released Tuesday that paints a grim picture for supplies across the emerging world. Global fresh water demand by 2030 will be 40 percent higher than current supplies and agriculture is predicted to suck up 65 percent of all resources, said the report by the 2030 Water Resources Group ... read more 
Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2009The planet could warm by seven degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) and sea levels could rise by more than a metre (3.25 feet) by 2100, scenarios that just two years ago were viewed as improbable, scientists said on Tuesday. In the widest overview on global warming since a landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report in 2007, the authors said ... more |
Data centres chase water, energy savings as AI race ramps up
Generative AI's environmental impact in figures Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts World's longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey First major chunk breaks off world's biggest iceberg Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban Green energy projects adding to Sami people's climate woes: Amnesty Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGO Indonesia deforestation rose again in 2024: NGO Thailand orders stubble burning crackdown as pollution spikes 
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Shanghai (AFP) Nov 24, 2009AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis Tuesday that mixed hope with a warning against complacency. Almost 60 million people have been infected by the HIV virus since it was first recorded but prevention programmes are having a significant impact, the UNAIDS agency said in its latest report, released ... more 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 24, 2009An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday. "An unusual number of severe allergies to the vaccine have been detected in Canada," World Health Organisation spokesman Thomas Abraham told AFP. "The Canadian authorities are conducting ... more 
Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Nov 23, 2009 More than 60 heads of state and government will attend the crucial climate-change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark. Leaders attending include French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva. Usually, only environment ministers attend the climate meetings, so expectations for the Dec. 8-17 ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2009US President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to boost hopes of a landmark deal at the Copenhagen climate summit, as a new report showed the crisis facing the planet is deeper than previously thought. Obama said the world was "one step closer to a successful outcome in Copenhagen," as he hosted key developing nation India at the White House a week after returning from top global polluter China. ... more  
Bariyapur (AFP) Nov 24, 2009Up to a million Hindu devotees gathered Tuesday in a tiny village in Nepal to witness the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals in a mass sacrifice that has drawn widespread criticism. Worshippers travelled long distances, many coming from neighbouring India, to attend the Gadhimai festival, which honours the Hindu goddess of power and takes place once every five years in southern ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2009China executed two men on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal last year that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said. Zhang Yujun and Geng Jinping had been sentenced to death earlier this year by a court in the northern city of Shijiazhuang for producing and selling toxic ingredients that ended up in the infant milk ... more |
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