69 Days before the climate talks in Copenhagen

Submitted by Joshua Wiese on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 - 17:44

Photo by Jr Lo. Katipunan, Philippines

Reuters: "As climate negotiators prepared to sit down in Bangkok to one of the last major negotiating rounds before Copenhagen, they got a brutal reminder of why the talks matter: Typhoon Ketsana tore into the Philippines, submerging part of Manila and bringing a 40-year record in rainfall. The resultant floods, brought about by 410mm of rainfall within 24 hours - twice the amount that drenched the United States during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 - have already killed over 140 people and affected 450,000...read more.

70 Days before the climate talks in Copenhagen

Submitted by Joshua Wiese on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 - 19:43

Photo by Andrew Kalat. San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines

Reuters: "As climate negotiators prepared to sit down in Bangkok to one of the last major negotiating rounds before Copenhagen, they got a brutal reminder of why the talks matter: Typhoon Ketsana tore into the Philippines, submerging part of Manila and bringing a 40-year record in rainfall. The resultant floods, brought about by 410mm of rainfall within 24 hours - twice the amount that drenched the United States during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 - have already killed over 140 people and affected 450,000...read more.

71 Days before the climate talks in Copenhagen

Submitted by Joshua Wiese on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 - 18:56


Photo by Andrew Kalat. Atlanta, United States

Since last week, nearly two feet of rain has fallen in Georgia and other southeastern states, covering freeways and closing schools. This heavy flooding is consistent with the documented pattern of global warming in the U.S. and the accompanying changes in precipitation, according to consensus science.
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72 Days before the climate talks in Copenhagen

Submitted by Joshua Wiese on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 - 08:46


Photo by Barbara Walton / Oxfam GB. Bangkok, Thailand

A man washes his feet as another pauses to watch while in between clearing gutters during heavy rain on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand Thursday 05 October 2006. Bangkok city authorities are worried about threats of floods in the city with already overtaxed water drainage systems from the wet season rains. Typhoon Xangsane rains which hit Manila, central Vietnam and Thailand has leaving a trail of damage....read more.

73 Days before the climate talks in Copenhagen

Submitted by Joshua Wiese on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 - 20:12


Photo by Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen / Oxfam GB. Quang Tri, Vietnam

Communities in Quang Tri, Vietnam help each other to rebuild houses after floods ...read more.