Scarce resources, climate biggest threats to world health

10-17-2011

reuters // Reuters

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Earth's natural resources like food, water and forests are being depleted at an alarming speed, causing hunger, conflict, social unrest and species extinction, experts at a climate and health conference in London warned on Monday.

Arab spring: an interactive timeline of Middle East protests

Garry Blight and Sheila Pulham

Ever since a man in Tunisia burned himself to death in December 2010 in protest at his treatment by police, pro-democracy rebellions have erupted across the Middle East. Our interactive timeline traces key events

In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts

Peter Parks/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A coal-fired power plant in Linfen last December. A new report blamed coal-burning plants for continued deterioration of the air in Chinese cities.

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