Water and wind
23rd March 2009
World Travellers' Health Warnings
(Normally these warnings would be about water borne diseases)
Avian Influenza in Egypt.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health has confirmed a new human case of Avian influenza. The 38 year old woman is from the Elfath district in the Assiut Governate. She is hospitalized in a stable condition. She has been in contact with sick and dead poultry.
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Comment
Global freshwater consumption rose sixfold between 1900 and 1995 - more than twice the rate of population growth. About one third of the world's population already lives in countries considered to be 'water stressed'
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We are water beings!
Why are we, as a species, obsessed with water? Strangely, whilst we live on land, as a species we are besotted with water.
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Climate Change
While researching wind strengths and directions around the UK and Ireland with electricity generation by wind turbines in mind it was apparent that change was afoot. Read more >>
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