• Today, around 21,000 Children Died Around The World

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:34:15
    , Skip to main content Global Issues Social , Political , Economic and Environmental Issues That Affect Us All Search this site Search Get free updates via Email Web RSS Feed Facebook Twitter Main : menu Menu Home About Issues World News Support Contact You are : here Home Issues Articles Today , around 21,000 children died around the world Today , around 21,000 children died around the world Author and Page information by Anup Shah This page last updated Saturday , September 24, 2011 This page : https : www.globalissues.org article 715 today-21000-children-died-around-the-world To print all information e.g . expanded side notes , shows alternative links use the print : version https : www.globalissues.org print article 715 Some 21,000 children die every day around the . world That is

  • The science of climate change

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:34:13
    , skip to main skip to sidebar It's the Planet , Stupid We humans need to wake up and realise that we're plundering our home planet to destruction . What a legacy to leave our children Tuesday , September 01, 2009 The science of climate change A four-minute guide for doubters Climate is an angry beast . Quote by climate scientist Wallace Broecker Image by Lisa Brewster Everyone’s heard that the planet’s climate is changing but is it true that the planet is warming What’s the evidence If there’s an unusually cold winter , isn’t that evidence of global cooling Many people are sceptical and a little confused . Is global warming just another scare story put about by green eco-nutters It’s more comforting to believe that everything’s fine and we can carry on as usual . But an unpalatable truth

  • The problem with infrastructure

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:34:13
    , skip to main skip to sidebar It's the Planet , Stupid We humans need to wake up and realise that we're plundering our home planet to destruction . What a legacy to leave our children Saturday , September 22, 2007 The problem with infrastructure Okay , you've decided that your SUV is a bad thing . You want to reduce your carbon footprint and buy a small car instead . Great . or is it Problem is , what do you do with the unwanted SUV You sell it , of course , and thereby in some cases like buying a new car to replace it actually make matters worse Now there are two cars being used instead of one . The SUV that you used to own is now owned by someone else . It's just as climate-unfriendly as it was when you owned it and it will continue to pump out pollution for years to come . See what I

  • Assessing the massive costs of biological invasions to Australia and the world

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:34:11
    A global database set up by scientists to assemble data on the economic cost of biological invasions in support of effective government management strategies has grown to include all known invasive species. Now involving 145 researchers from 44 countries — the current version of InvaCost has 13,553 entries in 22 languages and enables scientists to develop a […]

  • Less affluent countries more prone to damage caused by biological invasions despite lower trade volume 

    Updated: 2024-03-30 02:34:52
    Non-native species introduced mainly via increasing trade of goods and services have huge economic, health, and environmental costs. These ‘biological invasions’ involve the intentional or unintentional transport and release of species beyond their native biogeographical ranges, facilitating their potential spread.  Over the last few decades, invasive species have incurred an average cost of at least […]

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