China: Landslide Death Toll Climbs To 1,117

More pistures here: Death toll climbs to 1,117 in China mudslides (CNN)Zhouqu landslide in figures 1,117 people confirmed dead and more than 627 missing 45,000 people in Zhouqu county evacuated 7,000 soldiers, firefighters and medical staff deployed 300 buildings buried under mud 66% of county without powerThe number of people confirmed to have died after [...] continue reading world news

Moscow’s Heat Wave And Smog Double Daily Death Rate To An Average Of 700 People A Day

Tourists wear protective face masks as they walk along the Red square in thick smog, with Saint Basil’s Cathedral partially visible in the back, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The city of Moscow was shrouded Friday by a dense smog that grounded flights at international airports and seeped into homes and offices, as [...] continue reading world news

Russian: Heatwave kills 5,000 as wildfires rage totally out of control

See also:- Wheat Prices Soar On Russia Export Ban, Trade Halted- Russia Declares State Of Emergy Emergency As Forest Fires Rage- Russia: Worst drought in a decade, high temperatures damaged 32 percent of land under cultivation, grain prices may doubleRussia’s devastating summer heatwave has cost almost 5,000 lives, according to officials who [...] continue reading world news

Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico Has Stalled From BP Oil Disaster!

Global Consequences if Current Fails to ReorganizeThis could be the most significant man-caused Earth Changes news thus far in my lifetime.  This morning, Lesie Pastor informed the New Energy Congress of a report by Your Own World USA that as of July 28,Oceanographic satellite data now shows that the Loop Current in the Gulf of [...] continue reading world news

Argentina Has Colder Winter Than Antartica, Spurring Record Energy Imports

Argentina is importing record amounts of energy as the coldest winter in 40 years drives up demand and causes natural-gas shortages, prompting Dow Chemical Co. and steelmaker Siderar SAIC to scale back production.Electricity supplied from Brazil and Paraguay rose to a daily combined record of about 1,000 megawatts on July 12, while consumption peaked at [...] continue reading world news

Peru Declares State Of Emergency Amid Freezing Temperatures, Hundreds Of Children Die

Hundreds die from extreme cold in remote mountain villages also struggling with severe poverty A doctor checks a child in Lima, where temperatures have also plunged and a vaccination project is now under way. (Reuters)Peru has declared a state of emergency after hundreds of children died from freezing conditions that have seen temperatures across much [...] continue reading world news

Study: Phytoplankton, The Foundation Of The Oceanic Food Chain, Producing 50% Of The World’s Oxygen, In Sharp Decline

Phytoplankton are the foundation of the oceanic food chain.WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world’s oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. They are the foundation of the bountiful marine food web, produce half the world’s oxygen and suck up harmful carbon dioxide.And they are declining sharply.Worldwide [...] continue reading world news