Drought May Further Threaten Darfur Peace
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Refugees and Relief | Comments OffAmidst the turmoil in Sudan, add the possibility of drought. The Sahel, the semi-arid region between the Sahara Desert and southern grasslands, has received above-average rainfall in recent years. But precipitation trends suggest that a period ...
Drought May Further Threaten Darfur Peace
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Refugees and Relief | Comments OffAmidst the turmoil in Sudan, add the possibility of drought. The Sahel, the semi-arid region between the Sahara Desert and southern grasslands, has received above-average rainfall in recent years. But precipitation trends suggest that a period ...
The Death of the Land Mine-Detecting Flower
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Refugees and Relief | Comments OffResearch on the land mine detecting flower, which we posted about back in 2005 here and here, has come to an end. The company behind the concept, Denmark-based Aresa, has discontinued work on the project, and ...
GlobalGiving Goes Green
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Refugees and Relief | Comments OffStories of distant, weather-rocked communities, from Katerina to China, Thailand to Africa, are enough to make any news reader feel a little helpless. The problems are big, and the ways support those trying to make ...
Are Myanmar’s Storm Victims Suffering Needlessly?
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Refugees and Relief | Comments OffAs the floodwaters of Cyclone Nargis began to recede from Myanmar's low-lying Irrawaddy Delta this week, at least one regional leader was quick to note that this devastating disaster could have been partially prevented through better ...