UC Santa Barbara Geography / Earth Gate / Weekly News
from Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Week Ending Fri, 22 Aug 2008
Let Them Eat RatEarthweek - August 22, 2008
An official in one of Indias most impoverished states has proposed easing hunger among the masses by encouraging them to eat rat as a source of protein.
Defensive Hive Puts Beekeeper in ComaEarthweek - August 22, 2008
An ongoing spell of damp weather in northwestern France appears to be the reason a female beekeeper was left in a coma after being stung by about 100 bees.
Wild Atlantic Salmon ReboundEarthweek - August 22, 2008
Scientists and fishermen alike are startled and delighted by a resurgence of wild Atlantic salmon this summer from Labrador to the coast of Maine.
Florida's Dry Tortugas - NASA Image of the WeekEarthweek - August 22, 2008
Clearly visible are the walls of a Civil War-era garrison known as Fort Jefferson. Its extremely remote location was deemed a fitting place to imprison Dr. Samuel Mud, the doctor who set the broken leg of John Wilkes Boot following Booths assassination of President Lincoln in 1865.
Ocean 'Dead Zones' Increasing WorldwideEarthweek - August 22, 2008
Maritime dead zones have expanded steadily over the past half-century, now creating environments where marine life cannot survive in 400 coastal areas of the world.
Tropical Storm Fay Leaves String of Caribbean DeathsEarthweek - August 22, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay killed at least 50 people as it formed over Haiti, with many of the victims being drowned in a bus that was knocked into a raging river by high winds.
Typhoon Nuri Pounds Northern PhilippinesEarthweek - August 22, 2008
Landslides triggered by Typhoon Nuris torrential rains killed seven people in the northern Philippines, many of whom perished when their houses were buried in mud.
Record Flood Swamps Mekong River ValleyEarthweek - August 22, 2008
A stretch of Southeast Asias famed Mekong River has risen to a level higher than ever measured before in parts of northern Thailand, inundating homes and farmland for hundreds of miles.
Southwest China Quake Flattens HomesEarthweek - August 22, 2008
A moderate quake along the China-Myanmar border wrecked an untold number of homes in Chinas Yunnan province, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Eastern Japan Jolted by Moderate QuakeEarthweek - August 22, 2008
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted Japan's Kanto region Wednesday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Global Temperature ExtremesEarthweek - August 22, 2008
The world's hottest and coldest temperatures of the week.
