Natural Disaster Damages to Triple by 2100 – Not Counting Climate Change
November 12, 2010 No Comment
photo: Smanewerkende Hulporganisaties / Creative Commons A new report by the UN and the World Bank throws some more stats on the pile: By the end of this century, financial loss caused by natural disasters alone will rise to $185 billion every year, even without fa… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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WebMD talks to experts about common surgery complications, including pain, infection, anesthesia effects, blood clots, and more.
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WebMD talks to experts about common surgery complications, including pain, infection, anesthesia effects, blood clots, and more.
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Investigators say an apartment two blocks from Times Square was being used as a major heroin-packaging mill. A raid found 28 pounds of heroin worth about $6.5 million and workers packing the drug for sale. (Nov. 12)
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Kettlebells are not just for bodybuilders anymore. Find out about kettlebell workouts and how they work.
Continue reading …Zumba, an aerobic dance class set to South American beats, is hot in health clubs and exercise studios from Miami to Los Angeles and everywhere in between.
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Stars gather for the Latin Grammys, Michael Jackson song with Akon to be released, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ premieres in London. (Nov. 12)
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Israel’s comatose former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, was moved home to his ranch on Friday, nearly five years after being incapacitated by a series of strokes while still in office. (12 Nov 2010)
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Guangzhou, Nov 12 (PTI) Friday, November 12, 2010 –> Two years after the spectacular success of Beijing Olympics, China dazzled the world once again by unveiling the 16th Asian Games with a spell-binding opening ceremony in which water was the overwhelming theme and athletes were ushered in a unique boat parade on Pearl River. The theme was water and the main part of the ceremony was held at Hai Xinsha, an island located on China’s third longest river, which is the life-giver to the southern part of the world’s most populous nation. The four-and-a-half-hour ceremony started with trademark fireworks and the 37,000 capacity crowd was up on its feet when 1320 artists from the city’s oldest…
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