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Emergency
Appeal Southeast Asia
Islamic
Relief has launched an urgent appeal for €5,600,000 to provide aid for people
affected by the earthquake in Southeast Asia.
Source:
Islamic Relief
Environmental
Issues Emerging from Wreckage of Asian Tsunami
31/12/04
As
the Asian earthquake and tsunami death toll is now feared to be approaching
100,000 people, emergency humanitarian assistance remains the top priority, but
urgent environmental concerns that threaten human health must be addressed, the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.
Source:
Environmental News Network
U.N.
Warns of Rural Flight by Tsunami Victims
31/12/04
Beyond the threat of disease and hunger, tsunami-struck southern
Asia
risks a rural exodus without swift emergency aid to rebuild agriculture, a U.N.
official warned.
Source:
Environmental News Network
India
to Build Tsunami Warning System
31/12/04
Following
the devastating impact of last week’s tsunami, India has announced plans to install an early warning system in case of future
events.
Source:
SciDev.net
NASA
Rocket to be Launched on a Collision Course With Comet
03/01/05
NASA
scientists are preparing for what they hope will be a carefully controlled and
entirely spectacular crash in outer space.
Source:
Independent.co.uk
France’s
Soaring Millau Bridge Seen From Orbit
03/01/05
The
Millau viaduct, newly inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac, is now the
world’s tallest road bridge. It stands high above the Tarn
valley in France’s Massif Central
mountains, as seen in this 11 December satellite image from ESA’s Proba.
Source:
European Space Agency
Elephants
Pitch in to Clear Debris in Thailand’s Tsunami-Affected Areas
03/01/05
A
year ago, they were filming battle scenes for the movie “Alexander.” Now six
elephants are pitching in to help with the massive cleanup from the tsunami that
devastated many of Thailand’s prime tourist destinations.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Easy
Diets Work Best
04/01/05
Evidence
confirms that maintaining a regime is more important than its details.
Source:
Nature.com
Age
Old Early Warning Systems Saved Andaman Tribes: ASI
04/01/05
The
five aboriginal tribes inhabiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, our last missing link with early civilisation, have emerged unscathed from the
tsunamis because of their age old “warning systems”.
Source:
Centralchronicle.com
Tsunami
Warning System Is Not Simply Sensors
04/01/05
Early
warning technology has already been developed, but setting up basic lines of
communication is also essential.
Source:
New Scientist
Blood
Test Could Help Prevent Heart Deaths
05/01/05
Two
landmark studies offer the best evidence yet that inflammation plays a key role
in heart disease and could immediately change the way doctors monitor and treat
patients at risk for heart attacks and strokes.
Source:
WebMD.com
Muslim
States Urged To Back Therapeutic Cloning
05/01/05
The
Muslim world’s first proposed code of medical and health ethics would approve
human cloning for therapeutic but not reproductive purposes.
Source:
SciDev.net
Andaman
Coral ‘Hit by Tsunami’
05/01/05
India
’s Zoological Survey plans to initiate a detailed assessment of the damage
caused by the tsunami to the pristine coral reefs of the Andaman and Nicobar
archipelago.
Source:
BBC News
Displaced
Dangers Complicate Tsunami Rescue Work
05/01/05
Aid
efforts in Southeast Asia
are facing a number of potentially deadly - and sometimes surprising –
obstacles.
Source:
New Scientist
India
Pledges to Fund Alert System in Wake of Disaster
05/01/05
Government
reacts with $29 million pledge for future warnings.
Source:
Nature.com
Physics
Goes in Search of ‘Cool’
05/01/05
Einstein
Year has been launched in the UK and Ireland to inspire the next generation of physicists.
Source:
BBC News
Gates
Opens Biggest Gadget Fair
06/01/05
Microsoft
boss Bill Gates tells the eletronics industry that more technologies should be
working together.
Source:
BBC News
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