http://us.oneworld.net/article/archive/2264 en_US http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160560/1/2264 The clearing of mangroves along Myanmar’s coast exposed communities to greater risks during cyclone Nargis, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Intact and dense coastal vegetation can reduce impacts of stormy waves and act as windbreaks in reducing devastation. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83655 "Dead zones" containing too little oxygen for fish to breathe are growing as global temperatures increase. From: New Scientist http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160308/1/2264 Environmental activist Sunita Narain offers a glimpse of what the future holds for coastal towns and villages as sea waters rise at a high rate. Climate change, rising salinity in waters and intense winds are eroding and depressing land at the same time in the Sunderbans, leaving people with no ways to survival. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160270/1/2264 Villages in Orissa on the eastern coast of India are sinking into the sea. In last four months many families have been forced to flee as rising waters have submerged their homes and farmlands. Despite assurances from government, the displaced families are yet to be resettled. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160087/1/2264 New research predicts a rise in sea levels three times higher than that estimated by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year. These findings, based on a model following accurate reconstruction of sea levels over past two millennia, were presented at a European Geosciences Union conference in Austria recently. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/159750/1/2264 http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/159574/1/2264 CARACAS, Apr 8 (IPS) - Trawl fishing is on its way out in Venezuela, amid demonstrations by artisanal fisherfolk who support the new law as amended by President Hugo Chavez. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158836/1/2264 Melting ice from glaciers all over the globe has added more to the rise in sea levels than was previously projected, says the new findings published in a prestigious journal. An effective global emission control regime is the need of the hour to arrest this recession. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82353 Panaman kanavan laajennustyöt on virallisesti aloitettu, ja työn arvioidaan maksavan noin viisi miljardia dollaria. Kanava tulee taas kalliiksi, samaan tapaan kuin ensimmäisten rakennustöiden aikaan 1800- ja 1900-lukujen vaihteessa: tuolloin Panama osti kanavalla itsenäisyytensä. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82322 Naiknya popularitas rumput laut di kalangan nelayan sekitar Taman Nasional Bali Barat (TNBB) tak cuma memberi harapan ekonomis yang tinggi bagi masyarakat pesisir Bali Barat. Setidaknya, ancaman terhadap kelestarian terumbu karang di wilayah TNBB juga telah berkurang. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156125/1/2264 Thousands of kilometers of protective embankments and dykes in Bangladesh’s southern coastal belt had been left severely damaged by the cyclone that hit the country in mid-November. People now face a risk of hunger if these protective walls are not repaired. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81703 Maailman rannikkoseuduilla, tulvauhan varjossa elää nykyisin noin 40 miljoonaa ihmistä. Vuonna 2070 heidän määränsä saattaa olla jo 150 miljoonaa, varoittaa OECD:n uusi raportti (engl.). http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/155761/1/2264 http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155494/1/2264 The World Bank has announced $250 million in aid for the recovery and rehabilitation of millions of Bangladeshis affected by Cyclone Sidr. Part of the funds will also be used to strengthen the country’s disaster mitigation systems. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155287/1/2264 Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated as a powerful cyclone battered southern Bangladesh on November 16. Over two hundred have been reported dead, while officials warn of a rise in death toll.