Reuters – Spreading deserts and degradation of farm land due to climate change will pose a serious threat to food supplies for the world’s surging population in coming years, a senior United Nations scientist warned on Friday.
Archive for August, 2007
Sure – we advocate watching most TV on your well – TV. But TreeHugger TV is hard to miss, and if you have a Mac-Mini or other HTPC hooked up to your TV you can view countless hours of green – eco-friendly TV using your favorite internet browser. We really like the show on CO2 stuff and the show on FRESHTOPIA.
AFP – The Svalbard archipelago near the North Pole is already seeing the dramatic effects of global warming: the mercury is rising twice as fast as elsewhere on the planet, posing a serious threat to the ecosystem.
Ice fjords, lifeblood for polar species, at risk in melting Arctic (AFP)
Reuters – Industrial nations were shying away from fixing stiff 2020 guidelines for greenhouse gases cuts at U.N. talks on Friday in what environmentalists said would be a vote for “dangerous” climate change.
LiveScience.com – Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and landslides are some of the additional catastrophes that climate change and its rising sea levels and melting glaciers could bring, a geologist says.
Global Warming Might Spur Earthquakes and Volcanoes (LiveScience.com)
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The San Jose Mercury News’ Dean Takahashi recently measured various bits of tech around his house to find out how “green” they were, and discovered that of the big three consoles, the Wii has the tiniest carbon footprint.
Using a device called a Kill A Watt, Takahashi learned that the Wii consumes just 17 watts of energy, compared to the PS3’s 171 watts and his 360 Elite’s 194 watts. To give you a bit of perspective, Takahashi’s 42-inch plasma TV (drool) burned 200 watts and his fully loaded Gateway FX530 gaming rig consumed 266 watts.
The worst offender in the house? The toaster, by far, eating up a monstrous 866 watts. Find out how green your home is with this
Reuters – World food demand will surge this century with a leap in population, highlighting a need to protect soils under strain from climate change, experts said on Thursday.
AFP – Over 1,100 square kilometres (440 square miles) of land in economically booming southern China will be inundated by rising sea-levels by 2050 due to global warming, state press said Thursday.
