Friday, February 6, 2009

2/6 Reuters: Environment

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Taiwan coral reefs "turn black" with disease
February 6, 2009 at 1:41 am

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Coral reefs off the southeast coast of Taiwan have turned black with disease possibly due to sewage discharge, threatening fragile undersea ecosystems and tourism, a study released Friday said.

Australia braces for major heatwave, bushfires
February 5, 2009 at 10:31 pm

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Southeast Australia is bracing for a major heatwave which could cause the worst bushfires for decades, and nursing homes have been warned to prepare for the searing heat after several deaths during a heatwave last week.

U.S.-China seen needing close climate partnership now
February 5, 2009 at 10:17 pm

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and the United States must act fast and in unison on global warming if the world is to be saved from devastating change, a report drawn up in part by the new U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu warned.

Exotic animals trapped in net of Mexican drug trade
February 5, 2009 at 8:58 pm

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - From the live snakes that smugglers stuff with packets of cocaine to the white tigers drug lords keep as exotic pets, rare animals are being increasingly sucked into Mexico's deadly narcotics trade.

U.S. panel urges ban on fishing in warming Arctic
February 5, 2009 at 7:25 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a pre-emptive strike against the expected effects of climate change, a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday urged a ban on commercial fishing across a wide swath of the Arctic Sea off the Alaskan coast.

Canada's bid to cut greenhouse gases flawed: probe
February 5, 2009 at 5:08 pm

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Two of Canada's major strategies for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases have major flaws and cannot achieve the promised results, the country's environmental watchdog said on Thursday.
 

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