Posts Tagged ‘ Australia ’

Swine Flu: A new Killer Virus

April 28, 2009
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Swine flu emerged in Mexico months earlier than previously thought, the country’s health minister has said, giving possible clues about the origins of the killer virus. Officials had previously said that the first recorded case of the H1N1 virus in Mexico was from a woman who died in the southern state of Oaxaca on...

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Obama invites for Energy Forum

March 29, 2009
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On Saturday the White House announced, President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 16 major economies to Washington for a forum on energy and climate next month. Obama, who recently turned his attention to the need for more clean-energy funding, has also asked U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to attend. The forum, scheduled for...

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Scientists predict the death of Great Barrier Reef

January 4, 2009
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Scientists working on the coral reefs of Australian coast, Great Barrier Reef fear the growth of coral will completely stop in a few years and by 2050 the Great Barrier Reef will only have algae. A new report shows the most robust corals on the reef have slowed in growth by more than 14...

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