After losing two dams due to flooding waters last week the villages near Kyzyl-Agash in southern Kazakhstan are at a continued and increased risk of flooding. Recent floods have left 33 dead and widespread damage. Storms across central and southern Asia, like southern Europe and the southern United States, have been moving by one after [...]
Industrial machinery, pharmaceuticals, toys, food – all are famous (at times, infamous) imports to the United States from China. Due to the strong jet stream winds over the central North Pacific, you can now add one more import: Smog. Last week, YWB blogged about the rate of energy consumption in China due to the extreme [...]
Remember this past summer when we saw a 747 jumbo jet dropping fire retardant over the forests of southern California? The evening news was dominated by such images, along with the widespread devastation brought about by the nearly uncontrollable forest fires. A Boeing 747 bomber from Evergreen International. Image: Goleta Air & Space It [...]