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Fiji: Tropical Cyclone Tomas

Fiji: Tropical Cyclone Tomas

Tropical Cyclone Tomas has passed over Fiji in the last 24 hours causing high winds, sea surges and downpours of rain. Here’s the latest from the Fiji Meteorological Service (times…

Contemporary Conflict Means Changes for Humanitarian Healthcare

Contemporary Conflict Means Changes for Humanitarian Healthcare

Contemporary armed conflict increasingly involves warring parties without uniforms or centralised command structures. Instead of lining up armed units on a battlefield, small cells often pitch battle intermittently before melting…

Indian Premier League Commits to Carbon Neutral Cricket

Indian Premier League Commits to Carbon Neutral Cricket

The Indian Premier League has teamed up with the United Nations Environment Programme to commit the national sport to carbon off-setting and greener practices. The Indian Premier League will start…

Disappearing Bees: UK Government Meets British Ecological Society to Discuss Measures

Disappearing Bees: UK Government Meets British Ecological Society to Discuss Measures

Environment experts today warned the UK could face dire financial repercussions unless more is done to remedy the ailing bee population. At a seminar in Westminster, the four speakers presented…

World Health Organisation: Governments get “Highest Marks” for Handling of Flu Pandemic

World Health Organisation: Governments get “Highest Marks” for Handling of Flu Pandemic

The 126th World Health Organisation Executive Board session is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland from 18th – 23rd January 2010. On the first day, the Director General, Dr Margaret Chan,…

Caribbean: Earthquake and Tsunami on Tuesday 12th January 2010

Caribbean: Earthquake and Tsunami on Tuesday 12th January 2010

This is a Tsunami warning message taken from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre which cancelled a Caribbean sea watch yesterday: AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME…

China Weather: Chinese Expect Further Freeze

China Weather: Chinese Expect Further Freeze

The UK is not the only country experiencing unusually cold conditions this Winter. China has also been weathering a particularly frosty season which is expected to get even colder this…

China: Beijing Hit by Record Snowfall

The winter which has seen record-breaking snow storms on the west coast of the USA and freezing weather causing havoc across Great Britain continues with record snowfalls recorded in Beijing…

Copenhagen: Denmark Creates Climate Scolarship in Honour of Copenhagen Conference

Copenhagen: Denmark Creates Climate Scolarship in Honour of Copenhagen Conference

The Danish Government has created a special Masters scolarship in lue of gifts to delegates at the Copenhagen conference. Travel and living expenses plus tuition will be paid for students…

Cyclone Mick: Eye of the Storm Passing Over Fiji

Cyclone Mick: Eye of the Storm Passing Over Fiji

Tropical Cyclone Mick is now a category 1 storm. The centre was located at 11am FJT (12 hours ahead of GMT) about 110km North North-West of Nadi. The cyclone was…