Russian boreal forests undergoing vegetation change

March 30, 2011

Russia's boreal forest - the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country's cold northern regions - is undergoing an accelerating large-scale shift in vegetation types as a result of globally and regionally warming climate.That in turn is

Meteor boom shakes New Zealand

March 30, 2011

A meteor's million-year journey through the solar system ended in the skies above New Zealand, casting a bright blue light and creating a sonic boom that was heard in Raglan.The lights caused by the meteor's entry into the earth's atmosphere about 11pm on Monday

Where did 7000 Myanmar fishermen dissapeared?

March 30, 2011

During a tropical storm on March 14-16  7000 fishermen were swept into the Andaman Sea. A total of 3374 have been rescued by now. Nearly two weeks since 400 fishing vessels were overturned or destroyed in 70mph winds, little hope remains of anyone else surviving.

Will the Gulf Stream slow down?

March 30, 2011

The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift – which are part of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation – bring warm water, and with it warm air, from the tropical Atlantic to northern Europe. This helps keep Europe several degrees warmer than it would otherwise

Arctic ocean show significant increase in freshwater content

March 30, 2011

Since the 1900, the freshwater content of the upper Arctic Ocean has increased by about 20 %. This corresponds to a rise of approx. 8,400 cubic kilometres and has the same magnitude as the volume of freshwater annually exported on average from this marine region in

Heavy floods or sinking of Southern Thailand

March 30, 2011

Two airports closed, boat and south-bound train services suspended, and almost one million people affected as the flood in southern Thailand worsened. The death toll continues to climb. Since 23 March 2011 there has been a prolonged heavy rainfall causing flash floods