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easy notes and figures of India's use of oil and gas

Aerosols in the air from pine trees (what carries their scent) block sunlight and reflect rays back into space, and thus counters climate change and has a cooling effect.

Asia is in the grip of a diabetes epidemic. In human and financial terms, the burden is huge and it is hitting the poor especially hard. Often thought of as a disease of the rich, experts say the unabating rise may be fuelled as much by food scarcity and insecurity as it is by excess. Changing lifestyles, rapid urbanisation and cheap calories in the form of processed foods are putting more and more people at risk of developing Type-2 diabetes. There are now 382 million people worldwide living with diabetes, according to new figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). More than half are in Asia and the Western Pacific, where 90-95% of cases are classed as Type-2.

Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday. Gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) are predicted as the storm hits the South West then moves north and eastwards. There are fears of flooding and damage. Severe flood warnings carried out.

Includes video and good facts : Approximately 11 million gallons, or 257,000 barrels, of oil spilled into Prince William Sound, and approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were impacted. Congress passed legislation to improve tanker safety and increase spill prevention and response preparation in the still-recovering sound.

Prisons in China are made into factories, and the prisoners are forced into labor and slavery.

This pdf-format about Hamburg and why it's so green is very in-depth and is about how Hamburg has become such a green city and what its future is.

This document shows the achievements and the future challenges of environmental sustainability in Helsinki, the capital of Finland

Over-consumption in rich countries and rapid population growth in the poorest both need to be tackled to put society on a sustainable path, a report says. An expert group convened by the Royal Society spent nearly two years reading evidence and writing their report.

By ARTHUR MWANSA MINISTER of Gender and Child Development Inonge Wina says she is happy that women are becoming the primary focus in the Common Market for Eastern and South Africa (COMESA) agriculture and climate change programmes.

The vast majority of Afghanistan's population professes to be followers of Islam. Over 1400 years ago, Islam demanded that men and women be equal before God, and gave them various rights such the right to inheritance, the right to vote, the right to work, and even choose their own partners in marriage.

The Greenland ice sheet melted at a faster rate this month than at any other time in recorded history, with virtually the entire ice sheet showing signs of thaw. The rapid melting over just four days was captured by three satellites. It has stunned and alarmed scientists, and deepened fears about the pace and future consequences of climate change.

Federal authorities in the United States and Mexico said they'd located an unfinished smuggling tunnel this week during a border sweep in Nogales, Ariz. The unfinished tunnel originates in Mexico and extends 133 feet into the United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.

- More than 5,000 people have been evacuated on the Gulf of Mexico - It is considered to pose a serious risk to several communities in the region. - Will cause rivers to overflow and create flash floods and mudslides.

"A huge clean-up operation is under way in the Philippines after Typhoon Nesat battered the capital Manila and the main island, Luzon. The death toll rose to 18 with 35 still missing after heavy rain and powerful winds triggered storm surges. Most deaths occurred in and around Manila, officials said."

Around the world, women make peace in their homes and communities on a daily basis. But when it comes to negotiating and signing peace deals on a national or international level they are almost universally shut out, according to a report that calls for a more balanced approach to resolving conflict.

ROBAT, Afghanistan - In this remote Afghan village, the distance between the school and the compound of its most powerful resident is 100 yards, and thousands of years.

Although the Arab Spring did bring about reforms and a provisional government after overthrowing the leaders, activists esp. women activists still feel neglected due to gender inequality. Reforms are bringing brought up to advocate and solve these issues as restoration continues.....