May 13th, 2009 at 4:30PM: We heard it from Al Gore in "An Inconvenient Truth," and we're hearing it again -- this time from the World Ocean Conference 2009 that is in its third of a five-day conference, taking place in Manado, Indonesia: rising sea levels will likely displace millions of island dwellers in the next twenty years. According to two recent articles in the Conde Nast Portfolio and AFP, the the polar ice caps ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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May 13th, 2009 at 4:30PM: We heard it from Al Gore in "An Inconvenient Truth," and we're hearing it again -- this time from the World Ocean Conference 2009 that is in its third of a five-day conference, taking place in Manado, Indonesia: rising sea levels will likely displace millions of island dwellers in the next twenty years. According to two recent articles in the Conde Nast Portfolio and AFP, the the polar ice caps ...Jalousie Plantation resort brings solar golf carts to St Lucia
Mar 28th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Okay, it's not exactly a cure for cancer, but any initiative that does cut down on fossil fuel reliance still resonates with me. So, I was pretty excited to see that the Jalousie Plantation has adopted a hybrid solar-powered golf cart to move guests around on its 192-acre property ... with no carbon emissions! This is among the first of these environmentally-friendly golf carts in the Caribbean, ...Five More Places To See Before They Are Changed Forever
Feb 26th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Last week we posted a story from CNN.com that named five places to see before climate changed altered them forever. The destinations that made their list included the Great Barrier Reef, the city of New Orleans, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, the Alpine Glaciers in Switzerland, and the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. Here are five more amazing places that you should see before they are ...Five Places To See Before Climate Change Ruins Them Forever
Feb 18th, 2009 at 8:00AM: CNN.com has an interesting article naming the five places that everyone should see before they are forever altered by climate change, which is already having an indelible effect on our planet. This list was compiled by Bob Henson, the author of The Rough Guide To Climate Change, who wants to give travelers a heads up on the best places to visit in the near future, as they are also the most likely ...Venice is totally flooded. How about a cheap hotel and some boots?
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Dec 12th, 2008 at 10:00AM: You kind of expect a visit to Venice will include some water. This uniquely Italian city, first settled by the Romans along a chain of islands on the Adriatic Sea, has always been inextricably tied to its watery origins. The city rose to prominence due to its wealthy seafaring merchants, and most iconic images of the town inevitably include a canal vista complete with gondolier, happily serenading ...Where does the Iditarod start? It depends on the weather
Mar 5th, 2008 at 9:20AM: You'd think a race that's been taking place since 1973 would have a starting line that never changes, but that's not the case for the Iditarod -- it has several starts, and some of these change from year to year. The National Historic Iditarod Trail begins right here in Seward (see photo). Originally a mail and supply route, the trail became, in 1925, "a life saving highway for epidemic-stricken ...Yay! It's snowing on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Jan 22nd, 2008 at 3:30PM: The simple fact there was snow during the high season (which is this month and next) for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro was enough to warrant a front-page feature in this week's travel section of the New York Times. Seeing the white-capped summit--the highest in Africa--is just part of a growing trend of "see it while it's still there" tourism, which Aaron wrote about a few weeks ago. Anyways, it turns ...When's Bangladesh going to disappear?
Jan 21st, 2008 at 9:00AM: The country's the size of Iowa, but has half the population of the entire United States. Oh, and by the way, it could possibly be wiped out in the next century. Here's the thing: Bangladesh happens to be situated at sea level in a region of the world where flooding and monsoons are already a problem. As it stands, each year roughly half the country is under water at one point or another. But ...Greenland's newest tourist attraction: Water!
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Dec 30th, 2007 at 10:00AM: It's not so often that a radio station showcases a photo gallery. But times are changing and NPR is stepping up its already stellar website with some cool video and slide shows. I point this out because of a recent story that NPR did on the melting of Greenland. "So what," you might say, "ice melts. But when ice melts in Greenland, the rest of the world needs to be concerned. According to the ...Better book those diving trips fast
Dec 13th, 2007 at 9:32PM: This week's issue of Science is devoted to coral reefs, specifically the dire condition they're in and the dangers they face. Not sure if anyone else here reads the magazine as religiously as me (give me a shout-out if you do), but they do a great job in highlighting the fast-eroding plight of the world's coral. Did you know that global warming, disease, and humans have already destroyed 20% of ...Welcome to Tulip Island
Dec 10th, 2007 at 10:15PM: The threat of rising sea-levels is getting a few people excited as they plan and plot new artificial islands. Then again it could just be canny developers with an eye on making megabucks.
The go-ahead Arab supercity of Dubai is leading the pack with developments like the Palms and the World, but now the idea is taking hold in perennially low-lying countries like the Netherlands.
A new island ...Non ski resorts: Gearing up for a future without snow
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Dec 4th, 2007 at 10:30AM: This is slightly scary but not entirely unexpected. According to a New York Times report, ski resorts in Europe are making the necessary adjustments to continue attracting people to the resorts after global warming has all but eliminated the possibility to ski. Resorts are already investing in more snow making machines, but this alone won't solve the problem. Instead, in places like the Swiss ...A Bittersweet Reminder of Global Warming
Nov 25th, 2007 at 8:37PM: Excuse my absence from Gadling for the last couple of months. but I've been discovering what's new and different in the South Island of New Zealand for the next edition of Lonely Planet's guide to my home country. Normally my LP ventures with laptop and notebook take me overseas, but it's been kind of cool to poke around off the beaten track in my own backyard.
Between being surprised by the ...GADLING TAKE FIVE: Week of October 20-26
Oct 26th, 2007 at 12:54AM: The time of year when there is a convergence of holidays is upon us. Halloween is in less than a week away. My son couldn't wait to carve our pumpkins so, now they are rotting on our porch. And here Matthew's already brought up Christmas in his post on fuzzy breast-shaped toys, all the rage in Japan. In addition to the Halloween build-up, and the beginning hum of holidays yet to come, I've noticed ...India Also Celebrates Nobel Peace Prize Victory
Oct 16th, 2007 at 8:00AM: India doesn't have it's international public relations committee on fire like Al Gore's, but as the world focuses on congratulating Gore for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, India is celebrating with environmentalist Dr. Rajendra K Pachauri who chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and shares the award with the former US Vice President. Diverging a little: for all those ...Climate-change Tourism: Warming Planet Unveils New Tourist Destinations
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Oct 3rd, 2007 at 7:45AM: "Climate-change tourism" is something we're going to be hearing a lot more about in the near future. In fact, it's already here in some parts of the world. What is climate-change tourism exactly? That's when a traditionally frozen arctic wasteland like Greenland suddenly starts to warm up, shed its ice, and become hospitable. As a result, tourists who used to shun such frigid environs are now ...Australia's Biggest Security Risk May Be Climate Change
Sep 25th, 2007 at 11:40AM: Australia may be tightening security at its borders soon, but not because of terrorist threats. While the climate-shift story in the rest of the world reads like the Book of Revelations, Australia has got a problem almost as large as floods and famine: mass immigration caused by floods and famine (and overpopulation). Reuters states that China's population is posed to tip 1.5 billion by 2030, and ...The Benefits of Global Warming: Killing off Bandit Marmots
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Sep 19th, 2007 at 8:10AM: Global warming, as we all know, is a very, very bad thing. There are, however, some unexpected benefits to be gained from our planet heating up. Last month, for example, Backpacker Magazine dedicated an entire issue to the problems of global warming. One of the articles featured in this issue (but, alas, not online) is titled Species We Can Kiss Goodbye. This certainly sounds ominous and my heart ...Big in Japan: Making Biofuel Out of Used Chopsticks
Aug 27th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Today's ten-million yen trivia question is this:
How many disposable, wooden chopsticks are used each year in Japan?
Give up?
The answer is approximately 90,000 tons (81,646,000 kilograms) or approximately two-hundred pairs per person per year. Needless to say, the Japanese aren't exactly the world's greatest environmentalists!
Indeed, one of the biggest culture shocks foreigners experience upon ...Toilet Paper? So Twentieth Century.
Aug 8th, 2007 at 2:25PM: Paging through the September issue of Backpacker Magazine, "The Global Warming Issue", I came across all kinds of advertisements catering to the global warming hype. Gotta love capitalism at work!
One of them especially caught my eye (so much for not being affected by ads): an invention which helps "washowipe" your way to a greener planet. Kind of like a toilet bowl and a bidet in one. Yes, this ...
