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Well organised, easy to follow on 2011 Mississippi flooding

Countries with the most abundance of resources

An interesting infographic on recycling I found :)

New hybrids are evolving to cope with climate change

"A magnitude 3.8 earthquake in southern California struck San Bernardino County near the San Andreas Fault Saturday morning, but no major damage was reported, authorities said."

Scientists have identified thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane that has been stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmosphere. The methane has been trapped by ice, but is able to escape as the ice melts. Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers say this ancient gas could have a significant impact on climate change.

"A controversial new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham has been given the go-ahead by government... Protest groups formed to oppose the scheme say the planned route crosses an area of outstanding natural beauty and it will damage the environment."

Nestlé is draining developing countries' groundwater to make its Pure Life bottled water, destroying countries' natural resources. Now Nestlé is moving into Pakistan and sucking up the local water supply, rendering entire areas uninhabitable in order to sell mineral-enriched water to the upper class as a status symbol, while the poor watch wells run dry and their children fall ill.

"MANILA, Philippines - Philippine authorities on Monday evacuated more than 100,000 people, closed schools, and grounded flights as one of the biggest typhoons of the year bore down on the Southeast Asian country."

"Turkey will accept offers of aid from foreign countries to cope with the aftermath of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, officials say. The country has substantial experience of delivering relief after quakes and had, until now, rejected help. But officials now say they are in urgent need of housing. Some 2,000 homes have been destroyed."