"Groundwater depletion will soon be as important a factor in contributing to sea-level rise as the melting of glaciers other than those in Greenland and Antarctica, scientists say."

"What makes this Monday so remarkable is that for the first time in four decades, none of the energy is derived from a nuclear reactor... Before the Fukushima disaster, Japan relied on nuclear for about 30% of its energy. As reactors have come off-line, the country has increased its imports of fossil fuels."

"It was Donald Trump's long-held dream. To build the best links golf course in the world in Scotland... After initial opposition to the project from environmental groups, Trump now has a green problem of his own, in the shape of an offshore wind farm."

"Spain's notoriously stagnant job market is at the root of its economic crisis, which is a serious problem that is expected to get worse before it gets better ... The total number of jobless rose by 365,900 between January and March 2012 to hit 5,639,500."

"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."

"New Delhi: India is likely to become the world's largest beef (buffalo meat) exporter by 2013 as there is consistent demand from price sensitive importers, primarily in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa, USDA has said."

Different water organizations.

Picture: "Ghorama is an island located in West Bengal, India, that is eroding into the ocean due to a dramatic increase in the sea level."

"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."

Certain products, such as bags, that are solar paneled to power ipods and lap, could help reduce our energy consumption.

"Durban, South Africa (CNN) -- An agreement reached Sunday in South Africa will help tackle the challenges of climate change for years to come, the United Nations' chief said. ...[The Kyoto Protocol] mandates that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions."

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Mexico, shaking buildings and sending people rushing out on to the street.

"Engineers are trying to reconnect about 30,000 Scottish homes still left without power after Thursday's storm. The strong storm - the worst in the UK for a decade - brought down trees, closed roads and schools and knocked out power lines."

"Torrential rain in southern Italy has caused landslides which killed three people in Sicily and derailed a passenger train in Calabria..."

"The US state of Oklahoma has been shaken by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, thought to be the strongest in its history."

"The number of people killed by months of flooding in northern Thailand has risen to more than 500, officials say." Governments are putting a $4 billion plan into action.

"A major United Nations report has set out the challenges facing humanity a few days before the world's population is expected to reach seven billion. The report calls for a change of focus, no longer asking "are we too many", and instead concentrate on making the world better."

"Hundreds of women have set fire to their traditional veils in Yemen in protest at the violence used against anti-government demonstrators. The women, in the capital Sanaa, made a pile of veils in the street which they then doused with petrol and set alight."