Britain: Warming could devastate economy
By THOMAS WAGNER
Associated Press Writer
10/31/2006
LONDON - Raising the stakes in the global warming dispute with the United States and China, Britain issued a sweeping report Monday warning that the Earth faces a calamity on the scale of the world wars and the Great Depression unless urgent action is taken. (More…)
More than half Australia's farmland stricken by drought
By ROD McGUIRK
Associated Press Writer
10/25/2006
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's worst drought in a century has affected more than half of Australia's farm and ranch land, making more than 70,000 farmers eligible for special federal relief, the government said Tuesday. (More…)
