The conjecture on global warming has gained momentum over the last few years and almost no industry has been left untouched by the looming economic and social upheavel as a consequence of whatever action is taken. As we work in the wine industry and rely on the environment to produce wine, including macro climatic, meso [...]
The Gulf of Mexico will take another hit in its efforts to clean up the BP oil spill as Tropical Storm Bonnie develops over the next 48 hours. The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida issued the following advisory: A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Destin, [...]
Hurricane Celia and Hurricane Derby are moving away from the USA & Mexico, whilst Tropical Storm Alex is moving towards the coast of Mexico, Belize and Honduras. Here are the latest updates from the local weather centers: Tropical Storm Alex NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center Miami Florida AL012010 1500 UTC Saturday June 26th 2010 Summary of [...]
Australian agriculture has been bracing itself for plagues of locusts which are expected to hatch in the antipodean Spring, which occurs from late September through October. Good soil moisture in autumn and winter is expected to lead to significant hatchings and a much higher number than usual of locusts reaching maturity. The Australian Plague Locust [...]
Cyclone Phet is threatening severe weather of the coast of India in the Arabian Sea. A severe weather warning from the Indian Meteorological Department was issued on June 3rd 2010 and is as follows: Heavy Rainfall Warning Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall will occur over Assam & Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh over the next [...]
Rob Elsworth is the Policy Office for Sandbag, a campaign group working to reduce carbon emissions. Here he gives The Global Herald his analysis of the latest developments in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The EU Emissions Trading scheme looks set to lock in emissions, allowing for pollution to take place rather than encourage the [...]
Eighty lakhs of rupees have been released by the Sri Lankan President for the provision of flood relief in Gampaha, Kalutara, Colombo, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Galle and Matara districts as Cyclone Laila passes through the Bay of Bengal. Pre-monsoon rain has affected more than 100,000 people in Sri Lanka and India. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa [...]
Mongolia is suffering from the effects of a natural phenomenon, termed locally as a “Dzud”. This describes harsh conditions which make it impossible for cattle to graze such as; drought, thick snow cover or ice covering grass. 17% of the country’s livestock has died as a result and the UN is calling for $18 million [...]
The latest status report from the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland notes that the current ash plume at Eyjafjallajökull is 7km high and earthquakes are continuing at a depth of 5-13km. There are no signs that the eruption is ending. Ash is predicted to head towards [...]
The BP oil spill at Deepwater Horizon is already five times bigger than first thought and BP bosses have been forced to admit that the worst case scenario for the spill could see 60,000 barrels per day pour into the ocean around the Gulf of Mexico. Briefing House Energy and Environment committee on Tuesday 3rd [...]
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