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December 2005
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Jim Salinger describes his priority for action on global warming. You can play the low bandwidth or the high bandwidth version
Featured sites
Plan B, from the Earth Policy Institute, details how to rescue a planet under stress by cutting carbon emissions 80 per cent by 2020.
The e-newsletter from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat provides a comprehensive overview of major news and announcements regarding the climate negotiations.
The OzoneAction Education Pack provides primary school teachers with practical, hands-on and entertaining curricula material to educate their students about ozone depletion.
The Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to.
And finally,
The United Nations Paint for the Planet exhibition features paintings by child artists on the theme of climate change.
About Newswatch
Tiempo Climate Newswatch is a weekly on-line magazine with news, features and comment on global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and development issues. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon. The cartoons are created by Lawrence Moore.
The news stories carried by Newswatch are updated weekly. Comment, features, interviews and other sections of the magazine are updated on a weekly to monthly basis.
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December 31 2005: Katrina survivors found shot dead - 07:52 (AEDT) THREE members of a US family who survived Hurricane Katrina and were facing eviction from a Texas apartment complex where they had found shelter have been found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide. - The Australian
December 31 2005: Sydney, Hong Kong kick off celebrations - 04:25 (AEDT) FIREWORKS lit up the sky from Sydney to Hong Kong as the cities rang in 2006, kick-starting a night of celebration around the world as revellers bid farewell to a year scarred by violence and natural disasters. - The Australian
December 31 2005: 25 dead as police storm refugees - The Age
December 31 2005: Firefighters on alert during heatwave - Sydney Morning Herald
December 31 2005: Palestinian Gunmen Storm Gov't Offices - Newsday (AP update)
December 31 2005: FEMA Dumps Unused Hurricane Drinking Water - Newsday (AP update)
December 31 2005: Somalis wonder what happened to tsunami aid - Mail & Guardian Online
December 31 2005: Coke pays for pollution - AddMyLinkImage("/news/181_1587068,0002.htm", "Coke pays for pollution"); - Hindustan Times
December 31 2005: A year of catastrophe - Bomb blasts in London, an earthquake in Pakistan, an American city laid waste by a hurricane. - Guardian Unlimited
December 31 2005: Weather turns warmer after three die in snow and ice - Guardian Unlimited
December 31 2005: Palestinian police storm Gaza-Egypt border - China Daily (World)
December 31 2005: Department of Homeland Security criticized - WASHINGTON: Nearly three years after US President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security after the September 11 attacks, the sprawling agency still faces management problems that were partly to blame for the poor response to Hurricane Katrina, an internal audit showed. - China Daily (World)
December 31 2005: Plantations may do more harm than good, says CSIRO - A global study on the use of forest plantations for carbon sequestration has found they may not always benefit the environment. - ABC News Online
December 31 2005: Australia's environment minister has ridiculed calls to send a naval ship to the Antarctic waters where a stand-off has developed between Japanese whalers and conservationists. - ABC News Online
December 31 2005: The Federal Opposition says Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane is wrong to say the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has failed. - ABC News Online
December 31 2005: World Briefings: 'Miracle baby' gives hope to families hit by tsunami - Washington Times
December 31 2005: Storm strands hundreds in Britain - Washington Times
December 31 2005: Heavy rains flood northern California - Washington Times
December 31 2005: Kenyan prison inmates to skip dinner to help famine victims - BBC (World)
December 31 2005: Egypt 'must probe Cairo violence' - Egypt is urged to set up an independent inquiry after more than 20 Sudanese die as police storm a protest camp. - BBC (Africa)
December 31 2005: Snow leaves passengers stranded - BBC
December 31 2005: Tropical Storm Zeta continues trek - CNN
December 31 2005: Mudslides and floods in California - CNN
December 31 2005: A year of epic disasters, terrorism and politics - Natural disasters, terrorism and politics drove the top stories of 2005, according to an unscientific poll of CNN.com readers. - CNN
December 31 2005: Moderate Earthquake Jolts Taiwan - China Internet information Centre
December 31 2005: Elephants in Danger Due to Forest Fires - All Africa News
December 31 2005: Four More Die of Hunger - Four more people were reported dead in Wajir District as the military intensified food delivery to victims of biting famine in northern Kenya. - All Africa News
December 31 2005: Storm Brings More Misery to the West - ABC News
December 31 2005: Exhibition captures tsunami survivors' tales - Ireland On-Line
December 31 2005: Energy standards 'will reduce carbon emissions' - Ireland On-Line
December 30 2005: 8.25am Twenty dead as police storm Sudan protest - The Australian
December 30 2005: Twenty dead as police storm Sudan protest - The Australian
December 30 2005: 7.54am Winter storm pounds California - The Australian
December 30 2005: Winter storm pounds California - 07:54 (AEDT) WARNINGS of possible flooding and landslides were issued in Northern California as the latest of a series of storms hit the state.. - The Australian
December 30 2005: Tropical Storm Zeta forms in Atlantic - Tropical Storm Zeta has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, but forecasters said the straggler storm did not threaten land. - The Age
December 30 2005: Avalanche kills 7 in Tajikistan - An avalanche in ex-Soviet Tajikistan killed seven people when it crashed through a major highway, the emergencies ministry said. - The Age
December 30 2005: Goldman sees markets as solution to global warming - Stuff
December 30 2005: Researchers Show How Air Pollution Can Cause Heart Disease - Science Daily
December 30 2005: First Air-breathing, Liquid Fuel-powered Scramjet Takes Flight - At an altitude of 63,000 feet, the Freeflight Atmospheric Scramjet Test Technique (FASTT) vehicle became the first air-breathing, liquid hydrocarbon fuel-powered scramjet engine to ... - Science Daily
December 30 2005: Northern Calif. Braces for Storms - Newsday (AP update)
December 30 2005: Palestinian Police Storm Gaza-Egypt Border - Newsday (AP update)
December 30 2005: 25 People Killed in Pakistan Avalanche - Newsday (AP update)
December 30 2005: Europe Hammered by a Second Snowstorm - Newsday (AP update)
December 30 2005: Drought Strikes Three E. African Nations - Newsday (AP update)
December 30 2005: Winter Storm Shuts Down Roads in Colorado - Newsday (AP update)
December 30 2005: It was a year of natural disasters - the most North Atlantic tropical storms ever recorded and a spate of killer earthquakes - and a growing fear of climate change - New Scientist
December 30 2005: NewScientist.com's top 10 news stories of 2005 - These stories were the ones you clicked on the most – a stimulating mix of mystery, brain work, climate change, weaponry and sex - New Scientist
December 30 2005: Kenya's 'Christmas famine' kills at least 20 - Mail & Guardian Online
December 30 2005: First test-tube dolphin in Japan dies of starvation - The Japan Times
December 30 2005: Sewa braves cold to help victims - Fresh tremors and drop in temperature is hampering both the relief and rehabilitation work in earthquake ravaged Pakistan. - Hindustan Times
December 30 2005: Warmer weather on the way - Heavy snow and strong winds have caused more travel chaos, but forecasters said the cold snap is coming to an end. - Guardian Unlimited
December 30 2005: Gallery: your snow pictures - Guardian Unlimited
December 30 2005: Ford Issues Climate Change Report - GreenBiz
December 30 2005: Carbon Storage May Cause Other Environmental Problems, Study Suggests - GreenBiz
December 30 2005: Deal agreed to tap into coalbed site - China United Coalbed Methane Corp Ltd has agreed to co-operate with Canadian firm TerraWest Energy Corp to jointly tap coalbed methane (CBM) resources in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. - China Daily (Business)
December 30 2005: Police Storm Gaza-Egypt Border - CBS
December 30 2005: * - Police Storm Gaza-Egypt Border - CBS
December 30 2005: Second Wave Of Storms For West - CBS
December 30 2005: * - Second Wave Of Storms For West - CBS
December 30 2005: * - Famine Fears In E. Africa - CBS
December 30 2005: Naval ship 'counterproductive' in whaling stand-off - Australia's environment minister has ridiculed calls to send a naval ship to the Antarctic waters where a stand-off has developed between Japanese whalers and conservationists. - ABC News Online
December 30 2005: Hobart beach pollution under investigation - The Hobart City Council is investigating potential sources of pollution at some of the beaches along the River Derwent. - ABC News Online
December 30 2005: Labor denies Kyoto has failed - The Federal Opposition says Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane is wrong to say the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has failed. - ABC News Online
December 30 2005: Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell has accused an international protest group of trying to damage Japanese whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean. - ABC News Online
December 30 2005: Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has declared the Kyoto Protocol on climate change a failure. - ABC News Online
December 30 2005: Child's right to clean environment in focus - OneWorld
December 30 2005: Many killed in Pakistan avalanche - BBC (World)
December 30 2005: Police storm Gaza crossing point - BBC
December 30 2005: Tsunami and Iraq top BBC poll - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 30 2005: Iraq and tsunami top BBC poll - BBC (Middle East)
December 30 2005: Hope, sorrow for tsunami bereaved - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 30 2005: In pictures: Police storm camp - BBC (World)
December 30 2005: More snow disrupts European travel - CNN
December 30 2005: 'Horrific body count' - From terrorism to storms, CNN's Henry Schuster reviews a tumultuous year - CNN
December 30 2005: Salt Tide Threatens Water Supplies in South China - A severe drought in southern China's Guangdong province is letting sea water flow further up rivers than usual, contaminating fresh water with salt and disrupting normal supplies. - Environmental News Network
December 30 2005: SPACE 2006: Comet Dust Coming to Earth - Stardust will drop its cargo of comet particles in the Utah desert in mid-January. - Discovery Online
December 30 2005: Tianshan's Glacier Thawing Faster - China Internet information Centre
December 30 2005: Environment - Article Archives - Sci-Tech Today
December 30 2005: California Readies for Rainstorms - ABC News
December 30 2005: Tropical Storm Zeta Forms in Atlantic - ABC News
December 30 2005: Energy standards 'will reduce carbon emissions' - Ireland On-Line
December 29 2005: Los Angeles Times via WBCSD - LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29, 2005 - The United States has not joined the Kyoto Protocol to cut greenhouse gases, but the pact nevertheless is boosting sales for American companies that market "clean" energy technologies. - GreenBiz
December 29 2005: World Bank Launches Large-Scale Carbon Credit Facility - GreenBiz
December 29 2005: 'Pornographic' art sparks EU storm - 06:00 (AEDT) CONTROVERSIAL images from an art project promoting Austria's EU presidency were removed by organisers yesterday after a storm of protest. - The Australian
December 29 2005: Snowstorm helps police catch burglars - The Age
December 29 2005: Plamegate - Katrina / Hurricanes - CBS
December 29 2005: Bush's Domestic Spying - Tsunami Relief - CBS
December 29 2005: Pakistan Earthquake - CBS
December 29 2005: Hospitals swamped as heatwave kicks in - Sydney Morning Herald
December 29 2005: Talent drought gives grateful Arthurs a chance - Sydney Morning Herald
December 29 2005: Tiny Pikas Seem To Be On March Toward Extinction In Great Basin; Climate Change, Human Factors Likely Culprits - Science Daily (Climate)
December 29 2005: (December 29, 2005) - - The tiny rabbit-like pika, an animal species considered to be one of the best canaries in a coal mine for detecting global warming in the western United States, appears to be veering toward the brink ... - Science Daily (Climate)
December 29 2005: At Least 8 Killed in Yemen Avalanche - Newsday (AP update)
December 29 2005: Winter Storm Prompts Calif. Flood Warnings - Newsday (AP update)
December 29 2005: 2005: The year in environment - It was a year of natural disasters - the most North Atlantic tropical storms ever recorded and a spate of killer earthquakes - and a growing fear of climate change - New Scientist
December 29 2005: Famine threatens Horn of Africa - Somalia's transitional president on Thursday appealed for $60-million in urgent aid for about two million southern Somalis facing severe food and water shortages amid an increasing threat of famine across large swaths of the drought-stricken Horn of Africa. - Mail & Guardian Online
December 29 2005: Storms, floods batter southern Malawi - Mail & Guardian Online
December 29 2005: Regions suffering under snow to get financial aid - The Japan Times
December 29 2005: Forecast warns of heavy snow to come - Britain braced for more freezing weather as forecasters warn of widespread snow tonight and tomorrow. - Guardian Unlimited
December 29 2005: New threat as wolves make comeback - Protections eased after big increase in numbers as environment groups fear backlash by ranchers. - Guardian Unlimited
December 29 2005: Readers' snow best - Guardian Unlimited
December 29 2005: In pictures: - Your images of winter snow in the UK and beyond. - Guardian Unlimited
December 29 2005: Public interest in carbon trading will rise as polluters pass on the costs, writes - Guardian Unlimited
December 29 2005: The tiny rabbit-like pika, an animal species considered to be one of the best canaries in a coal mine for detecting global warming in the western United States, appears to be veering toward the brink of extinction in the Great Basin. - EurekAlert!
December 29 2005: A FASTT first from the Office of Naval Research - At an altitude of 63,000 feet, the Freeflight Atmospheric Scramjet Test Technique (FASTT) vehicle became the first air-breathing, liquid hydrocarbon fuel-powered scramjet engine to fly. - EurekAlert!
December 29 2005: In tsunami's spindrift, a calming peace - Christian Science Monitor
December 29 2005: Snow covers a post box and silage bags on a farm in Leicestershire, central England. Britain is preparing itself for more freezing weather, with snow expected to return yesterday night. - China Daily (World)
December 29 2005: Beijing to set example for energy efficiency - China Daily (Home)
December 29 2005: Pause Before More Storms - CBS
December 29 2005: Campbell condemns 'war-like' whaling protests - Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell has accused an international protest group of trying to damage Japanese whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean. - ABC News Online
December 29 2005: Kyoto a failure, Macfarlane says - Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has declared the Kyoto Protocol on climate change a failure. - ABC News Online
December 29 2005: The South Australian Environment Department has started its annual crackdown on native animal keepers who do not have current wildlife permits. - ABC News Online
December 29 2005: The organisers of the Falls Music Festival in southern Tasmania are confident measures in place to protect the environment will be successful. - ABC News Online
December 29 2005: A British study has found the European Union is not cutting greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to meet its obligations under the Kyoto treaty. - ABC News Online
December 29 2005: Europe frozen in its tracks - Europe shivered yesterday in the grip of an icy cold snap, with France hit hardest by blizzards that have cut rail and road links and left thousands of motorists stranded in subzero temperatures. - Washington Times
December 29 2005: Katrina helps US charities boost coffers - Legislation passed to encourage giving in the wake of Hurricane Katrina looks likely to make 2005 the best year for charities in US history. But the measure will reduce taxes the US government collects by billions of dollars. - Financial Times
December 29 2005: Football: Liverpool storm to win - BBC (World)
December 29 2005: Holiday rush - Tourists banish tsunami fears to return to the Andamans - BBC
December 29 2005: Bosnia helps trace tsunami dead - BBC (Americas)
December 29 2005: Bosnia lab to test Katrina bodies - DNA experts who identified victims in Bosnia's mass graves are helping identify the dead of Hurricane Katrina. - BBC (World)
December 29 2005: Alert as Somali drought deepens - BBC (Africa)
December 29 2005: Somalia's slow Tsunami recovery - BBC (Africa)
December 29 2005: Britain braced for more snow - The UK prepares itself for more freezing weather, with snow expected to return on Thursday night. - BBC
December 29 2005: In pictures - Wintry weather blankets much of Europe in snow - BBC (World)
December 29 2005: See your photos of snow covering parts of the UK - BBC
December 29 2005: Europe hit by freezing conditions - Heavy snow and freezing conditions continue to disrupt travel across Europe amid warnings that more severe weather is on the way. - CNN (Europe)
December 29 2005: Avalanche kills 24 in Pakistan - CNN
December 29 2005: Much of California under flood watch - CNN
December 29 2005: Scientists Say Coral Reefs Spared in Tsunami - After hundreds of dives in the waters off Phuket, a team of scientists concluded that it was the intervention of humans, and not the havoc wreaked by the tsunami, that posed the greatest threat to the reefs. - Environmental News Network
December 29 2005: On Truth, Fact, Values, Climate Change, and Doughnuts -- A Guest Commentary - The ongoing brouhaha over the misuse of science in the political process – especially around controversial issues such as stem cells, evolution, and climate change – results from a conflict between facts and values, and persists because of a fundamental misunderstanding of science. - Environmental News Network
December 29 2005: The Maine coast has dozens of methane gas fields on the ocean bottom where mud-trapped gas occasionally bubbles to the surface, according to a team of University of Maine scientists. - Environmental News Network
December 29 2005: Stardust's Picture of Comet Wild 2 - Discovery Online
December 29 2005: By Irene Mona Klotz - Stardust will drop its precious cargo of comet particles in the Utah desert in mid-January. - Discovery Online
December 29 2005: News blog: send us your snow pix - Guardian Unlimited
December 29 2005: News blog: - A year after the tsunami, Sri Lanka's government and rebels again have daggers drawn, writes - Guardian Unlimited
December 29 2005: Famine Death Toll Hits 39 - Twelve people have died of hunger in Garissa and Samburu districts, bringing the famine death toll in the country to 39. - All Africa News
December 29 2005: MPs Want Famine Declared a National Disaster - MPs yesterday asked President Kibaki to declare the famine in various parts of the country a national disaster. - All Africa News
December 29 2005: Environment - Article Archives - Sci-Tech Today
December 29 2005: Snow Over Europe - ABC News
December 29 2005: Flood Warnings in Northern California - ABC News
December 28 2005: 9.29am Volcano rains debris on villages - The Australian
December 28 2005: Volcano rains debris on villages - 09:29 (AEDT) GUATEMALA'S Volcano of Fire belched more ash and lava today and continued raining debris on nearby villages one day after it began erupting. - The Australian
December 28 2005: Cold snap cuts road and rail links - 06:07 (AEDT) EUROPE shivered in the grip of an icy cold snap, with France hardest hit by blizzards that have cut rail and road links and left thousands of motorists stranded in sub-zero temperatures. - The Australian
December 28 2005: Guatemala's Volcano of Fire rumbling - Guatemala's Volcano of Fire belched more ash and lava and continued raining debris on nearby villages one day after it began erupting. - The Age
December 28 2005: Commuters struggle to work after English blizzards - Stuff
December 28 2005: NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2005 - Managers from Winslow Green Growth Fund, New Alternatives Fund, and Portfolio 21 discuss the opportunities and challenges of investing in solar power. - GreenBiz
December 28 2005: (December 28, 2005) - - A few weeks before leaving for the Antarctic Concordia Station, the Italian-French crew that will spend over one year in one of the harshest, isolated environments on Earth, attended two days of ... - Science Daily (Climate)
December 28 2005: - Arsenic from treated lumber used in decks, utility poles and fences will likely leach into the environment for decades to come, possibly threatening groundwater, according to two research papers ... - Science Daily (Climate)
December 28 2005: Reefs Recovering from Tsunami - Sci-Tech Today
December 28 2005: Environment News Service (ENS) - OneWorld
December 28 2005: Student Who Died in Tsunami Remembered - Newsday (AP update)
December 28 2005: Chicago Museum Exhibit Looks at Tsunami - Newsday (AP update)
December 28 2005: Heavy Snow Snarls Traffic Across Europe - Newsday (AP update)
December 28 2005: Good Weather Lowers Western Avalanche Risk - Newsday (AP update)
December 28 2005: CONGO: Scores homeless in Brazzaville floods - BRAZZAVILLE, 28 December (IRIN) - Torrential rains have caused widespread flooding and mudslides in the northern suburbs of Brazzaville leaving scores of people homeless. - IRIN
December 28 2005: By JANE PERLEZ AND RAYMOND BONNER / NYT - When Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold sealed its relations with the military, the fledgling Indonesian Environment Ministry could do little but watch as the waste piled up from the company's mine in Papua. - International Herald Tribune
December 28 2005: Warming may be O.K. - but not for humans - International Herald Tribune
December 28 2005: By ANDREW C. REVKIN / NYT - Earth scientists with the longest frames of reference, particularly those whose specialties begin with the prefix "paleo," often seem to be the least agitated about human-caused global warming. - International Herald Tribune
December 28 2005: AddMyLinkImage("/news/7752_1584124,000200170001.htm", "Warming the Online adv market"); - Hindustan Times
December 28 2005: Colombo Diary: - AddMyLinkImage("/news/7752_1582667,004100180006.htm", "Tsunami in SL: More needs to be done"); - Hindustan Times
December 28 2005: Chaos as freeze hits Europe - Major travel disruption as more snow and freezing conditions forecast over the next two days. - Guardian Unlimited
December 28 2005: Sweden, Britain on target, but EU way behind on greenhouse gas emissions control - Earth Times
December 28 2005: One of a group of 267 Eritrean, Ethiopian and Sudanese migrants evicted from a building by Italian police clasps a blanket in the street in Milan yesterday. The migrants had been living in the mansion without heat, water or electricity for over a month, and were taken early yesterday in a snowstorm to a shelter by police. (REUTERS) - China Daily (World)
December 28 2005: Fatah reunites for election as gunmen storm offices - China Daily (World)
December 28 2005: Heavy snow snarls traffic in Europe - VIENNA: A storm that dumped heavy snow from the Czech Republic to Croatia created headaches for commuters yesterday, causing trucks to jack-knife in Austria and stranding hundreds of motorists overnight in northern France. - China Daily (World)
December 28 2005: Cataract surgery proves costly for patients' eyesight - SHANGHAI: Police and medical departments are currently investigating a serious medical scandal in Suzhou, East China's Anhui Province, in which nine out of 10 cataract patients had to have their eyeballs removed following cataract surgery in an allegedly non-sterile environment. - China Daily (Home)
December 28 2005: * - Cleaner Air Aids Global Warming - CBS
December 28 2005: Year 2005 - From rescued cats to road trips, hurricane standups and RWDs (reporting while driving), CBSNews.com staffers pick their favorite Web extra moments. - CBS
December 28 2005: Consumer Confidence in U.S. Rises to Highest Since Before Gulf Hurricanes - U.S. consumer confidence rose in December to the highest since before hurricanes devastated the Gulf Coast, helped by falling gasoline prices and an improving labor market. - Bloomberg
December 28 2005: 'Strict environmental guidelines' in place for Falls Festival - The organisers of the Falls Music Festival in southern Tasmania are confident measures in place to protect the environment will be successful. - ABC News Online
December 28 2005: Environment group Planet Ark is reminding people to recycle their Christmas cards. - ABC News Online
December 28 2005: Dozens charged over Katrina fraud - Almost 50 people face charges in the US for allegedly stealing Red Cross funds meant for hurricane victims. - BBC (Americas)
December 28 2005: Kenya drought condemnation - BBC (Africa)
December 28 2005: Snow disrupts roads and railways - BBC
December 28 2005: Comfortable future - What does climate change mean for our consumption society? - BBC
December 28 2005: Europe freezes - Images of snow storms sweeping across parts of Europe - BBC
December 28 2005: Heavy snow snarls traffic across Europe - CNN
December 28 2005: Heavy snow snarls Europe traffic - CNN
December 28 2005: Heavy snow snarls Europe traffic - A storm that dumped heavy snow from the Czech Republic to Croatia creates headaches for European commuters, causing trucks to jackknife in Austria and stranding hundreds of motorists overnight in northern France. - CNN (Europe)
December 28 2005: Scientists Say Maine Coast Has Gas Fields - The Maine coast has dozens of methane gas fields on the ocean bottom where mud-trapped gas occasionally bubbles to the surface, according to a team of University of Maine scientists. - Environmental News Network
December 28 2005: A recent study says hotter, drier Southwestern summers will become a reality by the late 21st century if human-caused global warming continues. - Environmental News Network
December 28 2005: Good Weather Lowers Western Avalanche Risk - Following a deadly avalanche season marked by two deaths within ski areas, forecasters around the West say favorable weather has kept the risk of slides relatively low so far this winter. - Environmental News Network
December 28 2005: Sub-Saharan Africa Phases Out Leaded Fuel, U.N. Environment Agency Says - All 49 Sub-Saharan Africa countries will have phased out leaded fuel from their pumps and refineries by the end of the year a U.N. environment agency said Tuesday. - Environmental News Network
December 28 2005: Villagers Block Roads around U.S. Steel Serbia to Protest Pollution - Dozens of villagers blocked roads Tuesday around U.S. Steel Serbia to protest alleged pollution by the steelmaker. - Environmental News Network
December 28 2005: US$2.5b Committed to Renewable Energy - China Internet information Centre
December 28 2005: Environment - Article Archives - Sci-Tech Today
December 28 2005: Green Party: Govt ‘not grasping seriousness of greenhouse emissions' - Ireland On-Line
December 27 2005: After the drought, this water's a bit of a lark - Sydney Morning Herald
December 27 2005: Letters: The acid rain of cynicism falls where it belongs - Sydney Morning Herald
December 27 2005: A Year On From The Asian Tsunami, Satellites Are Aiding Regional Rebuilding - Science Daily (Climate)
December 27 2005: (December 27, 2005) - - The deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that swept across coastlines on 26 December 2004 took the lives of more than 200 000 people. The sheer scale of the catastrophe meant that Earth Observation was vital ... - Science Daily (Climate)
December 27 2005: Researchers: Treated Wood Poses Long-term Threat - Arsenic from treated lumber used in decks, utility poles and fences will likely leach into the environment for decades to come, possibly threatening groundwater, according to two research papers ... - Science Daily
December 27 2005: (December 27, 2005) - - Arsenic from treated lumber used in decks, utility poles and fences will likely leach into the environment for decades to come, possibly threatening groundwater, according to two research papers ... - Science Daily (Climate)
December 27 2005: Top Science Stories of 2005 - 2005 has been a year of tempests both literal and figurative. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma led a record pack of devastating storms; the issue of whether to teach intelligent ... - Scientific American
December 27 2005: EU approves aid for Africa’s 'silent tsunamis' - OneWorld
December 27 2005: World Marks One-Year Tsunami Anniversary - Newsday (AP update)
December 27 2005: Man Says Thai Hotels Not Ready for Tsunami - Newsday (AP update)
December 27 2005: Northern Maine Gets 3-Plus Feet of Snow - Newsday (AP update)
December 27 2005: China Sends Carbon to Help Russia Fight Toxic Spill - China has sent Russia a second batch of activated carbon to help mitigate the effects of a toxic spill in a river flowing towards the border dividing the two countries. - MosNews
December 27 2005: Tsunami: One year later - Mail & Guardian Online
December 27 2005: Somalis wonder what happened to tsunami aid - Somalis said prayers in mosques along their Indian Ocean coastline for more than 30 000 survivors left homeless and without livelihoods by the tsunami that traversed the sea from Asia, with many wondering what had happened to promised aid, presidential spokesperson Yusuf Ismail said on Monday. - Mail & Guardian Online
December 27 2005: Kenya's 'Christmas famine' kills at least 20 - At least 20 people have died from hunger and related illness in drought-hit northern Kenya this month, local officials said on Tuesday as President Mwai Kibaki prepared to inspect relief operations in the region. There has been a national outcry over what local media have dubbed the "Christmas famine". - Mail & Guardian Online
December 27 2005: Britain braced for snowfall - Snow hits eastern Britain, with heavier falls forecast. - Guardian Unlimited
December 27 2005: Back to tsunami's fatal shore - Guardian Unlimited
December 27 2005: Mourners honour tsunami victims - Guardian Unlimited
December 27 2005: Special report: the tsunami - Guardian Unlimited
December 27 2005: - John Aglionby: Drawn back to tsunami's fatal shore - Guardian Unlimited
December 27 2005: US$2.5b committed to renewable energy - China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation (CECIC), one of the country's flagship State-owned enterprises for alternative energy development, plans to invest at least 20 billion yuan (US$2.47 billion) over the next five years to build new projects across the nation. - China Daily (Business)
December 27 2005: Cleaner Air Aids Global Warming - CBS
December 27 2005: EU gas emissions not on target: report - A British study has found the European Union is not cutting greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to meet its obligations under the Kyoto treaty. - ABC News Online
December 27 2005: World mourns tsunami victims - Washington Times
December 27 2005: Tsunami carried lessons to world on preparedness - Washington Times
December 27 2005: Time to prepare for economic storm - Financial Times
December 27 2005: Half of tsunami drugs to be destroyed - Financial Times
December 27 2005: Swedes mark tsunami disaster - BBC (Europe)
December 27 2005: Hope amid sorrow - Tsunami relatives seek closure a year after loved ones' deaths - BBC
December 27 2005: Mourners mark tsunami disaster - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 27 2005: Aid for African 'silent tsunamis' - BBC (Africa)
December 27 2005: Europe 'behind on Kyoto pledges' - The UK is almost alone in the EU in honouring commitments to cut greenhouse gases, a think-tank warns. - BBC (Sci/Tech)
December 27 2005: More snow as big freeze continues - Motorists are warned to expect treacherous conditions with more snow forecast for eastern and central England. - BBC
December 27 2005: See your photos of snow covering parts of the UK - BBC
December 27 2005: Scientists: Coral reefs spared worst of tsunami's effects - CNN
December 27 2005: Gulf Hurricanes Triple Requests for Rigs-to-Reefs - Damage to offshore oil and gas platforms from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has tripled the number of requests to converts rigs into artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. - Environmental News Network
December 27 2005: British Biologist Uses Carbon Trading To Grow Forests - Environmental News Network
December 27 2005: Environmental Security in a Post-Tsunami World -- A Guest Commentary - Environmental News Network
December 27 2005: Study Finds Climate Change May Melt Permafrost - Climate change could melt the top 11 feet of Alaska permafrost by the end of the century, according to a new study. - Environmental News Network
December 27 2005: Hexi Corridor Becomes Home for China's Biggest Wind Power Project - China Internet information Centre
December 27 2005: Newsblog: send us your snow pix - Guardian Unlimited
December 27 2005: Thai resorts 'still unprepared' - A leading meteorologist, who warned a tsunami could strike Thailand seven years before one hit, says coastal hotels and resorts are still unprepared for another killer wave. - CNN (Asia)
December 27 2005: ONE YEAR ON - Scientists: Coral reefs spared worst of tsunami impact - CNN (Asia)
December 27 2005: EU Commits Aid to 'Invisible Victims' of Natural Disasters - All Africa News
December 27 2005: Stemming Migration Flood to Europe - All Africa News
December 27 2005: Climate Change Tactic Could Damage Environment - All Africa News
December 27 2005: Tsunami Memorials - ABC News
December 27 2005: Chicago Museum Exhibit Looks at Tsunami - ABC News
December 27 2005: Irish Red Cross received €31m in tsunami donations - Ireland On-Line
December 27 2005: Ireland unlikely to see snow before New Year - Ireland On-Line
December 27 2005: Taoiseach pays tribute to tsunami response - Ireland On-Line
December 27 2005: Green Party: Govt ‘not grasping seriousness of greenhouse emissions' - Ireland On-Line
December 26 2005: 9.49am Heatwave leads to total fire ban - The Australian
December 26 2005: Heatwave leads to total fire ban - The Australian
December 26 2005: 9.46am Storms tear roof off pub - The Australian
December 26 2005: Storms tear roof off pub - 09:46 (AEDT) VICIOUS storms wreaked havoc in Queensland's southeast and outback, unroofing several buildings including a pub. - The Australian
December 26 2005: Sweden mourns tsunami dead - 05:07 (AEDT) SWEDEN, which suffered more deaths in the Indian Ocean tsunami than any nation outside Asia, yesterday remembered its 543 citizens who died in the disaster one year ago. - The Australian
December 26 2005: Sweden marks tsunami, PM criticised - Relatives of Swedes who died in the tsunami lit candles and wept at a memorial while PM Goran Persson deflected criticism of his handling of the crisis. - The Age
December 26 2005: Congo floods leave thousands homeless - Rain storms, floods and mudslides have left thousands of people homeless in the Congo Republic capital Brazzaville, according to local officials. - The Age
December 26 2005: LIGHT FROM DARKNESS: New Zealander Kelly Sharp releases a lantern on Phi Phi island in Thailand one year after a tsunami hit the area. - Stuff
December 26 2005: We were just doing our job, say tsunami heros - Stuff
December 26 2005: Asia remembers tsunami disaster - Stuff
December 26 2005: The Cutting Edge: Tsunami Forensics - Sydney Morning Herald
December 26 2005: Hurricanes, Runoff Tax Water Quality Management - Science Daily
December 26 2005: Storing Carbon To Combat Global Warming May Cause Other Environmental Problems, Study Suggests - Science Daily
December 26 2005: (December 26, 2005) - - Growing tree plantations to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to mitigate global warming -- so called "carbon sequestration" -- could trigger environmental changes that outweigh some ... - Science Daily (Climate)
December 26 2005: A long 'last mile': the lesson of the tsunami - OneWorld
December 26 2005: Tsunami: Wave of Change - Scientific American
December 26 2005: Mexico's snowy 'smoking mountain' spits ash, rocks [#155][#155] - MEXICO CITY - Mexico's giant Popocatepetl volcano threw up an ash column almost 2 miles high and spat... - New Zealand Herald
December 26 2005: At Least 216,000 Dead, Missing in Tsunami - Newsday (AP update)
December 26 2005: Tsunami Survivors Return to Thai Beaches - Newsday (AP update)
December 26 2005: Some Parents Continue Search After Tsunami - Newsday (AP update)
December 26 2005: AP Photographer Returns to Tsunami Scene - Newsday (AP update)
December 26 2005: Sweden Honors Tsunami Victims With Vigils - Newsday (AP update)
December 26 2005: Mexican Volcano Erupts; No Threat to Towns - Newsday (AP update)
December 26 2005: Elizabeth Honors Tsunami, Bombing Victims - Newsday (AP update)
December 26 2005: Avalanche Kills 2 in Russia's Dagestan - An avalanche has killed one Russian border guard and one local resident in the highland district of Tsunta in Dagestan. Another border guard is missing. - MosNews
December 26 2005: 'Next tsunami, matter of time' - Hindustan Times
December 26 2005: Tsunami anniversary a day of sorrow: Bush - Hindustan Times
December 26 2005: Mourners honour tsunami victims - Ceremonies were held today to mark the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed at least 216,000 people in one of the world's most deadly natural disasters. - Guardian Unlimited
December 26 2005: Many expected at Boxing Day hunts - Severe weather and snow forecast - Guardian Unlimited
December 26 2005: News file: Tsunami - Financial Times
December 26 2005: Indian Ocean tsunami warning system by mid-2006 - GENEVA - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced on Friday that plans to install an early tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean were on track to be completed by June or July next year. - Earth Times
December 26 2005: A wave that reshaped global response - Continued response to the tsunami shows a new level of international cooperation. - Christian Science Monitor
December 26 2005: Downside of cleaner air: more warming - Christian Science Monitor
December 26 2005: Tsunami priority: homes - Christian Science Monitor
December 26 2005: Survivors hope for miracles in Aceh - ULEE LHEUE, Indonesia: Yasrati's 13-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son have been missing since the tsunami swept across her village in the Indonesian province of Aceh, yet she clings to the hope they somehow survived. - China Daily (World)
December 26 2005: Impact of tsunami - China Daily (World)
December 26 2005: China joins global mourning - Chinese civil society yesterday joined the rest of the world in mourning the devastating human loss caused by the tsunami a year ago and reaffirmed its commitment to helping reconstruction efforts in hard-hit countries. - China Daily
December 26 2005: Tsunami's Wrath Remembered - CBS
December 26 2005: Tsunami carried lessons to world on preparedness - Washington Times
December 26 2005: By Betsy Pisik - The eight-second earthquake that created the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami one year ago today also produced an unexpected silver lining: The world is more focused on preparing for massive disasters and fine-tuning the emergency response. - Washington Times
December 26 2005: Survivors mark first anniversary of Asian tsunami - Washington Times
December 26 2005: A year after the giant wave... - Although tsunami survivors have picked up the threads of their lives, the pain of having lost their near ones remain. - Times of India
December 26 2005: Tsunami medical aid under scrutiny - Financial Times
December 26 2005: US greenhouse gas output falls - Financial Times
December 26 2005: Asia marks anniversary of Tsunami - Financial Times
December 26 2005: Tsunami picture galleries - Financial Times
December 26 2005: UK on track to meet greenhouse gas targets - Financial Times
December 26 2005: Hurricane clear-up differs from town to town - Financial Times
December 26 2005: Then and now: Tsunami one year on - BBC (World)
December 26 2005: In pictures - Then and now: Tsunami one year on - BBC
December 26 2005: Swedes mark tsunami anniversary - BBC
December 26 2005: EU aids African 'silent tsunamis' - BBC (World)
December 26 2005: Mourners mark tsunami anniversary - Ceremonies are held to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. - BBC
December 26 2005: Aid for African 'silent tsunamis' - The European Union will give $200m in aid to African countries suffering what an official calls "silent tsunamis". - BBC (Africa)
December 26 2005: Tsunami: Somalia's slow recovery - BBC (Africa)
December 26 2005: Tsunami damage - BBC (Africa)
December 26 2005: Britons commemorate tsunami - BBC
December 26 2005: Straw apology to tsunami families - BBC
December 26 2005: Mexico volcano spews rock, ash - CNN
December 26 2005: Mexican volcano spews glowing rock - CNN
December 26 2005: Harpist dons blue hospital scrubs for unusual recital -- in the operating theater - TSUNAMI: ONE YEAR ON - CNN
December 26 2005: Mexico's Snowy 'Smoking Mountain' Spits Ash, Rocks - Mexico's giant Popocatepetl volcano threw up an ash column almost 2 miles high and spat glowing rocks down its snow-clad slopes Sunday, but nearby towns were not affected. - Environmental News Network
December 26 2005: The Oct. 8 earthquake that flattened much of northern Pakistan has taught a lesson to mountain villagers that conservationists had long failed to instill: the importance of their forests. - Environmental News Network
December 26 2005: Expert Stresses Environmental Protection in Tibet - The protection of ecological environment is the fundamental approach of development for Tibet because of its special location and fragile ecological environment, an expert said. - China Internet information Centre
December 26 2005: News blog: - A collaborative blog formed after last year's tsunami became the prime souce of information about the disaster, writes - Guardian Unlimited
December 26 2005: discusses the massive relief effort's challenges and goals with the head of the U.S. agency working on tsunami aid. - CBS
December 26 2005: Siren's wail marks tsunami moment - CNN (Asia)
December 26 2005: Environment - Article Archives - Sci-Tech Today
December 26 2005: Study: Climate Change May Melt Permafrost - ABC News
December 26 2005: World Marks One-Year Tsunami Anniversary - ABC News
December 26 2005: Tsunami Victims Remembered - Friends and family mourn the thousands of loved ones lost in last year's cataclysmic tsunami. - ABC News
December 26 2005: Tsunami Photos: A Year Later - ABC News
December 26 2005: Ireland unlikely to see snow before New Year - Ireland On-Line
December 26 2005: Irish Red Cross received €31m in tsunami donations - Ireland On-Line
December 26 2005: Taoiseach pays tribute to tsunami response - Ireland On-Line
December 25 2005: 5.57am Hundreds pray for tsunami dead - The Australian
December 25 2005: Hundreds pray for tsunami dead - 05:57 (AEDT) HUNDREDS prayed today in a southern Thailand temple once used to store the bodies of tsunami victims, as mourners gathered ahead of services for the disaster's first anniversary. - The Australian
December 25 2005: 04:08 (AEDT) BRITAIN'S Queen Elizabeth described 2005 as a "terrible year" for many in her Christmas message overnight, focusing on natural disasters and the London bomb attacks. - The Australian
December 25 2005: Tsunami prayers mark Xmas in Thailand - Simple Buddhist ceremonies have marked Christmas Day in Thailand's tsunami zone on the eve of the Indian Ocean disaster's first anniversary. - The Age
December 25 2005: Queen says 2005 was 'terrible year' - Britain's Queen Elizabeth described 2005 as a "terrible year" for many in her Christmas message, focussing on natural disasters and the London bomb attacks. - The Age
December 25 2005: One dead in Japan train crash - Heavy snow killed six people in Japan at the weekend, disrupted holiday traffic and was blamed for a fatal passenger train derailment. - The Age
December 25 2005: Aceh tsunami poster child prepares for film debut - Stuff
December 25 2005: Kiwi tsunami heroes to get medals - Stuff
December 25 2005: Family remember couple killed in tsunami - Stuff
December 25 2005: After the Waves: Asia's Tsunamis - One Year On - Sydney Morning Herald
December 25 2005: Tsunami Victims Remembered Across Asia - Newsday (AP update)
December 25 2005: Parents Still Look for Kids After Tsunami - Newsday (AP update)
December 25 2005: A Family Rebuilds After Tsunami Heartbreak - Newsday (AP update)
December 25 2005: Tsunami Survivor Returns to Thailand - Newsday (AP update)
December 25 2005: Japan Blizzard Death Toll Rises to Eight - Newsday (AP update)
December 25 2005: Experts Say Pollution Level in Russian River 'Acceptable' and Lowering Further - MosNews
December 25 2005: Storms, floods batter southern Malawi - Heavy storms and flooding displaced hundreds of villagers this week in two drought-stricken southern Malawi districts, officials said on Saturday. Two tributaries of the Shire River burst their banks in Nsanje, flooding five villages, District Commissioner Tobby Solomoni said. - Mail & Guardian Online
December 25 2005: Happy Holidays! - We're taking off! The management and staff of the Environment News Service will take our annual publishing break from December 25 through January 1. Our next publishing day will be January 2, 2006. Thanks to all our readers for your interest in our work. Our warmest wishes to all for a safe and joyous holiday and a healthy New Year. - Environmental News Service
December 25 2005: Four people die as snow continues to fall on Sea of Japan coast - The Japan Times
December 25 2005: House gone in tsunami, mother killed by father, UNICEF’s face stares at grim tomorrow - Ayear after, as the world prepares to remember the tsunami, Manni Kannan, a UNICEF symbol of the tragedy, faces a new life. Without his mother, who’s dead, and father, who’s in jail for crushing her to death. - Indian Express
December 25 2005: , December 23, 2005 (ENS) – United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has won a million dollar Global Leadership for the Environment prize. Members of an international jury were unanimous in their decision to award the 2005 Zayed Prize to Annan, who is in the ninth year of his two five-year terms as leader of the world body. - Environmental News Service
December 25 2005: Link between exposure to air pollution, heart trouble: study - Earth Times
December 25 2005: A tsunami survivor plays on the beach in a fishing village of Akkarapettai in Nagapattinam, about 325 kilometres from the southern Indian city of Chennai on Saturday. (Reuters) - China Daily (World)
December 25 2005: Indian tsunami survivors pray during a Christmas mass at a church in the fishing village of Akkarapettai in Nagapattinam, about 325 kilometres from the southern Indian city of Chennai yesterday. (REUTERS) - China Daily (World)
December 25 2005: BAAN NAM KHEM, Thailand: The primary school in this tiny Thai village got so many donations to help rebuild after last year's tsunami that it's now a sparkling new complex with an expanded programme for toddlers. - China Daily (World)
December 25 2005: BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Bustari Mansyur shrugs wearily when asked how many bodies his workers retrieved from the mangled wreckage of last December's tsunami. The question seems irrelevant. - China Daily (World)
December 25 2005: Victims remembered on tragic anniversary - Remembrance activities will take place around the Indian Ocean today to remember the more than 220,000 people killed in the December 26 tsunami, unleashed by one of the world's largest-ever earthquakes which struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra. - China Daily (World)
December 25 2005: Life goes on after bird flu causes major losses - HEISHAN, Liaoning: Zhao Guangyu keeps wiping sweat off his forehead in the newly established greenhouse, while outside is -20 C. - China Daily (Home)
December 25 2005: Remembering Tsunami Victims - CBS
December 25 2005: * - Tsunami's Lessons Of Giving - CBS
December 25 2005: Christmas revellers urged to recycle - Environment group Planet Ark is reminding people to recycle their Christmas cards. - ABC News Online
December 25 2005: Survivors mark first anniversary of Asian tsunami - Washington Times
December 25 2005: By Alisa Tang - Amid Christmas lights strung along the beachfront, a cluster of mourners bowed their heads toward the ocean at dusk yesterday and offered prayers for the hundreds of thousands killed a year ago in the Indian Ocean tsunami. - Washington Times
December 25 2005: Tsunami escape route still a theory - Washington Times
December 25 2005: Tsunami 'alters Andamans' - BBC (Sci/Tech)
December 25 2005: Tsunami threat to water supplies - BBC (Sci/Tech)
December 25 2005: Local action 'key in tsunami aid' - BBC
December 25 2005: Thailand begins tsunami memorials - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 25 2005: UK tsunami victims remembered - BBC (Europe)
December 25 2005: Coral 'little damaged by tsunami' - BBC (Sci/Tech)
December 25 2005: England braced for heavy snowfall - Parts of south and east England are expected to receive heavy snow showers this week. - BBC
December 25 2005: Queen highlights year's tragedies - The Queen praises humanitarian responses to natural disasters and terrorism in her Christmas speech. - BBC
December 25 2005: Tsunami: Mangroves 'saved lives' - BBC
December 25 2005: Tsunami trees - How mangrove forests helped save lives in the tsunami disaster - BBC (World)
December 25 2005: Tsunami memorials - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 25 2005: Quiet ceremonies mark tsunami - CNN
December 25 2005: Heavy snow kills 6 - CNN
December 25 2005: 'Roof of the World' Threatened by Deteriorating Environment - The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, dubbed as the Roof of the World, is facing the threat of deteriorating environment, according to a latest geological survey. Geologists said drought of lakes, shrinking of glaciers and decrease of grassland are the major problems threatening the plateau. - China Internet information Centre
December 25 2005: Quiet ceremonies mark tsunami - Grieving relatives gathered on beaches and at mass graves Sunday to remember the 216,000 people killed or washed away by the tsunami that crashed into coastlines from Asia to Africa one year ago. - CNN (Asia)
December 25 2005: Tsunami victims remembered - CNN (Asia)
December 25 2005: Heavy snow kills 6 in Japan - CNN (Asia)
December 25 2005: Post-Tsunami Thailand Slowly Recovers - ABC News
December 25 2005: Tsunami Victims Remembered - ABC News
December 24 2005: Tsunami relief spending to increase - THE pace of welfare expenditure will increase next year to help restore communities shattered by the Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami a year ago, the Australian Red Cross (ARC) says. - The Mercury
December 24 2005: Thailand to mark tsunami anniversary - 02:57 (AEDT) FINAL preparations are being made for hundreds of commemoration ceremonies around the Indian Ocean to mark tomorrow's first anniversary of the deadly Boxing Day tsunami that killed at least 216,000 people. - The Australian
December 24 2005: Tsunami relief spending to increase - 01:28 (AEDT) THE pace of welfare expenditure will increase next year to help restore communities shattered by the Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami a year ago, the Australian Red Cross (ARC) says. - The Australian
December 24 2005: Thai ceremony marks tsunami anniversary - Survivors have launched a boat laden with flowers, candles and incense in the first ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. - The Age
December 24 2005: Tsunami angel's wings clipped - The Age
December 24 2005: Tsunami's angel of mercy has wings clipped - Sydney Morning Herald
December 24 2005: The second flood - money - Sydney Morning Herald
December 24 2005: After the tsunami - one year on - Sydney Morning Herald
December 24 2005: A long 'last mile': the lesson of the Asian tsunami - SciDev.Net
December 24 2005: Ecosystem assessment wins top environment award - SciDev.Net
December 24 2005: Mourners Remember 216,000 Tsunami Victims - Newsday (AP update)
December 24 2005: Tsunami Survivors Mark First Anniversary - Newsday (AP update)
December 24 2005: Tsunami Failed to Bring Peace in Sri Lanka - Newsday (AP update)
December 24 2005: Tsunami Victims Return to Thai Resorts - Newsday (AP update)
December 24 2005: Swedish Boy Mourns Mother Lost in Tsunami - Newsday (AP update)
December 24 2005: Tsunami Warning System a Work in Progress - Newsday (AP update)
December 24 2005: Earthquake Rattles Ecuador's Amazon Jungle - Newsday (AP update)
December 24 2005: Emperor turns 72, frets blizzard woes - The Japan Times
December 24 2005: Tsunami rides on memory waves - Hindustan Times
December 24 2005: Special report: Life after the tsunami: Rebuilding Nusa - Guardian Unlimited
December 24 2005: Illinois Ethanol Producer Must Install Air Pollution Controls - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: GENEVA, Switzerland - , December 24, 2005 (ENS) - New data from meterologists around the world shows that 2005 is currently the second warmest year on record and is likely to be among the warmest four years in the temperature record since 1861, but the World Meteorological Organization says official figures will not be released until February. - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: 2005 Was the Second Warmest Year on Record - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: UN Chief Wins Million Dollar Environmental Leadership Prize - , December 23, 2005 (ENS) – United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has won a million dollar Global Leadership for the Environment prize. Members of an international jury were unanimous in their decision to award the 2005 Zayed Prize to Annan, who is in the ninth year of his two five-year terms as leader of the world body. - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: WASHINGTON, DC, - December 23, 2005 (ENS) – Revisions to the national air quality standards for fine particle pollution, and for some coarse particles, have been proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental and clean air critics call the new standards a gift to industry. - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: Nonpoint Source Pollution Cleanup Essential to Great Lakes Strategy - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: Developing Countries Funded for Ozone Safe Technology - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: U.S. Endured Record Heat, Drought, Hurricanes in 2005 - Environmental News Service
December 24 2005: Indonesia's most famous tsunami survivor Martunis, 8, holds a ball as he poses for a photographer with his classmates near his school on the outskirts of Banda Aceh on December 5, 2005. (Reuters) - China Daily (World)
December 24 2005: Aceh poster child set for film debut - An Indonesian boy, found wandering delirious on a beach in ruined Aceh Province three weeks after last December's tsunami, made headlines around the world with his miraculous story of survival. - China Daily (World)
December 24 2005: Cuba offers to play match for storm victims - China Daily (World)
December 24 2005: WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed a US$453.3 billion defence spending bill on Thursday, which included US$50 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and funding for other needs including rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. - China Daily (World)
December 24 2005: Thailand's Tsunami Anniversary - CBS
December 24 2005: * - White House Releases Tsunami Plan - CBS
December 24 2005: Tsunami's Lessons Of Giving - CBS
December 24 2005: Allen Pizzey - discover the generosity of the tsunami victims, as he explains in this Reporter's Notebook. - CBS
December 24 2005: Trails reopen after Adelaide floods - Walking trails through Morialta Falls Conservation Park in Adelaide's north-east suburbs have been reopened, after being damaged by severe flooding last month. - ABC News Online
December 24 2005: World Briefings: Tsunami escape route still a theory - Washington Times
December 24 2005: Asian tsunami: One year later - BBC
December 24 2005: In pictures - Survivors of the tsunami photograph their own lives - BBC
December 24 2005: Tsunami shock and anger still reverberate in Sweden - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 24 2005: Sweden's tragedy - Tsunami shock and anger still reverberate in Sweden - BBC (World)
December 24 2005: Thailand begins tsunami services - BBC (World)
December 24 2005: Thailand begins tsunami memorials - Ceremonies in memory of the tens of thousands of victims of last year's tsunami begin in Thailand. - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 24 2005: UK victims of tsunami remembered - Remembrance services for UK victims of last year's Boxing Day tsunami have been held in Phuket, Thailand. - BBC (Europe)
December 24 2005: Service tribute for tsunami Britons - Commemorations for the Britons who died in last year's tsunami are held in Phuket, Thailand. - BBC
December 24 2005: Britons return to tsunami scene - BBC
December 24 2005: UK victims of Asian tsunami - BBC
December 24 2005: How the Indian Ocean tsunami alert system is progressing - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 24 2005: Tsunami: One year on - CNN
December 24 2005: Tsunami Special - CNN
December 24 2005: Survivors mark tsunami anniversary - CNN (Asia)
December 24 2005: Environment - Article Archives - Sci-Tech Today
December 24 2005: One Year Later, Slow Progress in Tsunami Recovery - ABC News
December 24 2005: Tsunami Anniversary Observed - ABC News
December 23 2005: Phuket's Aussies counting tsunami cost - The Age
December 23 2005: Tsunami hero Jess our Woman of the Year - The Age
December 23 2005: Paradise not lost in Phuket, says Kiwi - A year after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami shattered the billion-dollar tourism industry in southern Thailand, Kiwi guesthouse and bar owner David Simone is still annoyed. - Stuff
December 23 2005: 'Unscrupulous' Kiwi hits Canada - A dubious New Zealand businessman has taken Canada by storm, signing up for businesses and properties worth millions of dollars. - Stuff
December 23 2005: Dynamic Bed Causes Irregular Course Of River - How can you manage and design rivers such that no floods occur, whilst still ensuring navigation for shipping and a continuation of the agricultural, ecological and recreational functions? Dutch ... - Science Daily
December 23 2005: (December 23, 2005) - - How can you manage and design rivers such that no floods occur, whilst still ensuring navigation for shipping and a continuation of the agricultural, ecological and recreational functions? Dutch ... - Science Daily (Climate)
December 23 2005: Nizamuddin Siddiqui - reports on efforts to improve Pakistan's ability to detect and study earthquakes. - SciDev.Net
December 23 2005: A long 'last mile': the lesson of the Asian tsunami - SciDev.Net
December 23 2005: Ecosystem assessment wins top environment award - SciDev.Net
December 23 2005: Primordial comet dust to drop to Earth next month [#155][#155] - New Zealand Herald
December 23 2005: Outpost Sees Promise of Renewal in Tsunami - Newsday (AP update)
December 23 2005: Survivors Prepare for Tsunami Anniversary - Newsday (AP update)
December 23 2005: Tsunami Death Toll - Newsday (AP update)
December 23 2005: Texas' Last Hurricane Shelter Closes Up - Newsday (AP update)
December 23 2005: Top-order drought needs run-rain before Pak tour - Indian Express
December 23 2005: Advani is scheduled to quit as BJP chief after the party's silver jubilee conference in Mumbai next week. - Tsunami, a year on - Hindustan Times
December 23 2005: Special report: Indian Ocean tsunami - Guardian Unlimited
December 23 2005: Tree-planting projects may not be so green - Knock-on effect thwarts carbon offsetting plan - Guardian Unlimited
December 23 2005: December 23: - Knock-on effect thwarts carbon offsetting plan - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
December 23 2005: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Gains Traction in Northeast - EnergyOnline Daily News
December 23 2005: White House Releases Tsunami Plan - CBS
December 23 2005: Barry Petersen - spent weeks covering the Asian tsunami. A year later, he reports on progress in the area. - CBS
December 23 2005: Trish Regan - has the story of a New Orleans woman and her family who are determined to celebrate Christmas despite their losses to Hurricane Katrina. - CBS
December 23 2005: Researchers: Treated wood poses long-term threat - Arsenic from treated lumber used in decks, utility poles and fences will likely leach into the environment for decades to come, possibly threatening groundwater, according to two research papers published online Wednesday. - EurekAlert!
December 23 2005: Boats 'could harm' tsunami areas - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 23 2005: Facing the horror - UK families return to remember those they lost in the tsunami - BBC
December 23 2005: Early warning - How the Indian Ocean tsunami alert system is progressing - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
December 23 2005: Tsunami school links are growing - BBC
December 23 2005: Video: James Meek - visits a street that lost half its population in the tsunami. (Quicktime, 12.5mb) - Guardian Unlimited
December 23 2005: Fears for Dwindling Forests in Pakistani Quake Zone - The Oct. 8 earthquake that flattened much of northern Pakistan has taught a lesson to mountain villagers that conservationists had long failed to instill: the importance of their forests. - Environmental News Network
December 23 2005: Many Local Leaders Weren't Aware of Government Pollution Health Risk Scores - The health-risk scores that the government created over the last decade to identify communities with potential hazards from industrial air pollution caught many local officials by surprise. - Environmental News Network
December 23 2005: A restless volcano near Alaska's most populated region is being watched by scientists and officials, who warned Thursday of the risk of clouds of ash and a tsunami from a possible eruption. - Environmental News Network
December 23 2005: Aquarium Scientist Predicts Quick Recovery for Most Coral Reefs Impacted by Deadly Tsunami - Environmental News Network Affiliates
December 23 2005: - By New England Aquarium - In the aftermath of last year’s cataclysmic tsunami, Dr. Gregory Stone of the New England Aquarium co-led an expedition to survey the damage caused to Thailand’s coral reefs. The expedition’s results indicate a quick recovery for most of the reefs affected by the tsunami, as reported in a recently released technical report available on the New England Aquarium Web site and in December’s issue of - Environmental News Network Affiliates
December 23 2005: Investments in Luxury Projects Curbed - China plans to limit the building of villas, golf courses and other luxury projects in an effort to protect the environment and prevent wasteful investments. The restrictions are among a list of targets issued by authorities calling on local officials to encourage promising industries such as telecoms while discouraging businesses that waste energy and other resources. - China Internet information Centre
December 23 2005: Starvation At Christmas - Thousands of Kenyans are facing a slow death from starvation, while the rest of our country is planning to eat and drink its way through a very merry Christmas. - All Africa News
December 23 2005: Environment - Article Archives - Sci-Tech Today
December 23 2005: U.S. Tsunami Alert Plan Issued - ABC News
December 22 2005: Tsunami generation see hope for the future, according to survey - OneWorld