Cruise ships using Caribbean Sea as dump

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the waste collected while sailing through those pristine blue waters of a Caribbean cruise?  "These are floating cities that go back and forth through our waters,...

Coming soon to a Neighborhood near you!

"Wednesday, August 29, 2007 "New Orleans and environs are a kind of petri dish for global climate change—what's happening there will be showing up elsewhere sooner than you think. The rest of the nation already has plenty in common with New Orleans. For decades,...

Protests in Pakistan as Storm Death Toll hits 500

Police have clashed with citizens left homeless after several days of severe weather brought on by Cyclone Yemyin. "Pakistani police fired tear gas to disperse a protest by some of the 1.1 million victims of a...

Quake and tsunami kill 13; countless are missing

UPDATE: Aid agencies are attempting to get supplies to the stranded islanders, many of whom are huddled together in higher elevations. After shocks are still a regular occurrence. The BBC has a great first-person...

Asian nations remember the 230,000 killed in tsunami of '04

"JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two years after a devastating tsunami crashed into coastlines, villagers in hardest-hit Indonesia were preparing for future disasters, with thousands expected to flee their homes by foot and car Tuesday in an early warning drill. Elsewhere across...

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