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President Evo Morales of Bolivia, has blamed developed countries for the weeks of flooding, the worst in 20 years, and said that their failure to combat climate change is the direct cause of this disaster.
Bolivia News Digest Bolivia head issues flood attack (BBC news)
Posted: 03/15/07 08:32 by Giovanni
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Recurrent flooding in MalaysiaTopics: • natural disaster •
More than 90,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the southern state of Johor after recent flooding. The second such occurrence in the region. Major rivers had burst their banks cutting off several towns.
Malaysia News Digest Floods force Malaysia evacuation (BBC news)
Posted: 03/14/07 08:41 by Kali
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Why is the Brazilian Amazon being Destroyed?Topics: • natural disaster •
Why is Brazil losing so much of the rain forest, and what can be done to stop it? The shocking facts show that between May 2000 and August 2006, Brazil lost nearly 150,000 square kilometers of forest, an area larger than the size of Greece.
Brazil News Digest Deforestation in the Amazon (Mongabay.com)
Posted: 03/13/07 06:51 by Alain
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Pentagon Sending Aid to BoliviaTopics: • natural disaster •
Miami's Pentagon headquarters is dispatching a plaineload of humanitarian relief. A C-130 Hercules was loaded with $37,000 in relief supplies including 4,800 water containers and four water pumps, each capable of draining 25,000 gallons per hour together with other supplies.
Bolivia News Digest U.S. sending humanitarian aid to Bolivia (The Kansas City Star)
Posted: 03/04/07 22:35 by Shannon
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Chile On Alert for La NinaTopics: • natural disaster •
Meterorologists in the U.S. predict an increase of hurricanes for the coming year and they are blaming La Nina which produces a cooling effect on the water surface in the Pacific Ocean. This will alter weather patterns as far as Africa. It also means less rain and more heat in the South which is already drought stricken. This has Chile on alert.
Chile News Digest CHILE’S METEOROLOGISTS ON ALTERT FOR LA NIÑA (The Santiago Times)
Posted: 03/03/07 20:31 by Shannon
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