Aug
Water in the news
A round up of a few news stories about water and the environment from all over the world.
South Pakistan villagers flee threatened areas: Hundreds of thousands of flood-affected villagers from the devastated southern region are fleeing for fear of more flooding. Click here to help victims who have lost their homes.
A question of water in Pakistan: Floods in Pakistan are a matter of war and peace. This insight into what the floods in Pakistan will mean for the future of the country and the region is worth a read.
Fashion Tries on Zero Waste Design: Currently 15-20% of scraps discarded while designing clothes end up in the landfill. Fashion designers in New York are trying to reduce all that waste in an innovative way that will hopefully catch on.
"Nearly 104,000 people are crammed onto an island about a square mile in size."-MSNBC
Rising ocean levels threaten Maldives: An interesting and informative slideshow of photos outlining the problem of overpopulation and environmental degradation on one tiny island in the Indian Ocean
Ocean census reveals what lies beneath the waves: Marine biologists in Japan and Australia reveal the findings of a ten-year study to discover new species of ocean life. The dragon fish they found looks as cool as it sounds AND it has teeth on its tongue.
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