Strong aftershock brings further damage to Christchurch

September 7th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The New Zealand city of Christchurch was Wednesday hit by its most damaging aftershock since the devastating 7.1 quake, causing further damage, residents and officials said.
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7.1 earthquake: Aftershock damage

September 6th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

Christchurch has been shaken by two strong aftershocks within the space of 16 minutes tonight, with further damage reported.
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Earl Passes By, Little Damage Done

September 4th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

Hurricane Earl has been stripped of his hurricane status and is now a tropical storm, leaving very little damage in his wake.
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Officials Assess Damage From Blast in Gulf of Mexico

September 2nd, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The explosion touched off flurries of conflicting reports about sightings of oil slicks in the water and whether any workers had been injured in the blast.
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China raises alarm over Yangtze environmental damage

August 31st, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

China will spend billions of dollars treating sewage and planting forests to arrest massive environmental degradation along the Yangtze river and its Three Gorges reservoir, officials said Tuesday.
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Newsweek: Is oil-spill damage assessment skewed?

August 30th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The program designed to assess the environmental effects of the BP spill may be skewed by the legal process, say scientists struggling to get funding for independent research. Oil spill – BP – Environment – Energy – Petroleum in the Environment
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U.N. Warns: High U.K. Legal Costs Deter Challenges To Environmental Damage

August 29th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The British government is making it too expensive for campaigners to take environmental planning battles through U.K. courts, a United Nations tribunal has warned.
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Road damage estimates higher than first anticipated

August 28th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

Damage to county roads due to heavy rainstorms that pummeled the county about a month ago are slowly being made passable.
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Activists launch probe into wildfire damage

August 24th, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

BEIRUT: Environmental activists launched a survey on Sunday to determine the damage inflicted by fires that struck the areas of Mishmish and Qobayyat in Akkar al-Atiqa over the weekend. It will be followed by a comprehensive study into the reasons behind the blazes and their destructive consequences, along with establishing a protocol
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Pollution, environmental damage costs Rs 10,201 million

August 22nd, 2010 by Villager | No Comments | Filed in Earth News

The total cost of environmental damage from various aspects in Sri Lanka stands at Rs 10,201 million which is 2.4 percent of the countrys Gross National Product.
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