On 16th March 2010 Fiji islands was hit by the cyclone Tomas. This cyclone hit hard the island nation and forced thousand to seek emergency shelter. It left a trail of heavy damage across the country. Cyclone Tomas belongs to four-storm category and it is the second-most destructive rating on a five[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
March 11th, 2010 - 4:59 am § in Society
Europe Blocks US Toxic Products
US noninterference of toxic substances like lead in lipsticks, mercury in electronics, and phthalates in baby toys, are considered to pose unfavorable reaction to health, and also on economic and political grades in the world. Europe initiated strict new regulations, which need companies exploring a[...]
March 9th, 2010 - 6:09 am § in Society
Effects Of Hurricane Katrina In The US Gulf Coast
Hurricane is one of the nature’s most destructive disasters. It reaches the shore and causes enormous damage to life, property, creates flash floods, storm surges, fire damage and mudslides. Among all hurricanes, Hurricane Katrina was the costliest as well as one of the five deadliest hurrican[...]
May 6th, 2008 - 2:48 am § in Society
Economic impacts of global warming
Several estimates of aggregate net economic costs of projected damages from climate change across the globe are now available. These are often expressed in terms of the social cost of carbon (SCC), the aggregate of future net benefits and costs, due to global warming from carbon dioxide emissions th[...]
February 23rd, 2008 - 2:32 am § in Society
Hazardous wastes in the United States
Currently most of the small businesses like dry cleaners, automobile repair shops, hospitals, exterminators, and photo processing centers and large companies like chemical manufacturers, electroplating companies, and oil refineries generate the hazardous waste. A US facility that treats, stores or d[...]