11/05/2009
New Orleans Project Aims To Head Off The Next Flood
The billion-dollar West Closure Structure, under construction outside New Orleans, will close off canals that can become conduits for a storm surge during a hurricane.CHERYL GERBER/The Associated Press
9/21/2009
9/15/2009
Sacre vert!
A carbon tax for France and a dramatic plan to cut emissions in Japan. But America is behind
8/23/2009
Bill Roars Along Atlantic Coast
Curious storm-seekers converge on Peggys Cove, against repeated warnings; the weakening Category 1 hurricane expect to strike Nova Scotia directly
Hurricane Bill Weakens On Way to Newfoundland
Wave watchers pose for photographs while taking in the sights near Peggys Cove on Sunday as Hurricane Bill moves through the area. (Tim Krochak/Canadian Press)
8/16/2009
Climate Defeat
To see the concept on a pdf file (78 pages) click here for the report :
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/greenpaper/summary/pubs/greenpaper-summary.pdf
8/10/2009
Up To 400 People Missing In Taiwan As Typhoon Morakot Hits Asia
One of the evacuees from after being airlifted from Hsiaolin
8/04/2009
B.C. Fire Risk At Critical Level : Premier
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell points to maps showing 85 per cent of B.C. is at a high or extreme fire hazard risk. (CBC)
Yukon Wildfires Prompt Health Warning
This forest fire began near Watson Lake, Yukon, on Thursday. It was one of 21 wildfires sparked in the area that evening alone. (Yukon Wildland Fire Management)
Fires Blaze in Cariboo, Chilcotin
Smoke billows from a fire near Bella Coola, where 61 people have been ordered out of their homes. (Submitted by Angela Short)
B.C. Ponders Calling On Foreign Help To Battle Wildfires
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Fire threat leaves Lillooet, B.C. on full alert
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090801/bc_fire_090801/20090802?hub=Canada
8/03/2009
7/20/2009
Chinese Villagers Flee County In Radiation Scare
In this Saturday, July 18, 2009 photo, Qi county residents prepare to return home from neighboring Sui county, after fleeing their town in central China's Henan province following a radiation leak scare. Rumors of a radiation leak at a local factory prompted scores of panicked residents of Qi county to flee their homes over the weekend but most had returned by Monday, July 20, 2009, amid government assurances that the situation was safe. (AP Photo)
UK Set To Take Back Brazil Waste
The contents of the containers were clearly of UK origin
The UK is working with Brazilian authorities to return more than 1,400 tonnes of toxic waste to Britain, the Environment Agency has said.
A Mighty Wind Blows Through Alberta
Relatively rare 'plow winds' howl through province, ripping up trees and raining down hail. James Miller looks at the damage to his vehicle which was parked on the street in front of his house at 11137 57th Street, after a large tree fell on it. Hundreds of trees in the city were uprooted and damaged by a severe thunderstorm that brought high winds, hail and lightning to the Edmonton area on
Photograph by: Larry Wong, The Journal, Edmonton Journal
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City got lucky in storm
Devastating storm that left thousands without power and snapped trees almost became a tornado, meteorologist says
http://www.calgaryherald.com/City+lucky+storm/1807984/story.html
Rescuers Rush To Save Animals Left Behind By Fires
Susie, a rescued beagle gets some attention from Erica Malanchuk and Jesse Curtin, July 19th, at the Jim Lind arena in Kelowna. Photograph by: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun
Fire Crews Continue To Battle 3 West Kelowna Blazes
A wildfire burns out of control as smoke hangs above Kelowna, B.C., in the early morning hours of Monday July 20, 2009. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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