Forests, grasslands and other natural areas that supply drinking water to millions of people are increasingly vulnerable to fire in a hotter, drier world.
As my Saturday co-host Shane Montalban likes to point out, we live in one of the three best country clubs in the world — Australia, Canada, and the USA.
Over 30 countries produce hemp. If it had the worldwide demand its supporters wish it had it would have replaced many products.So far its not even come close.
In case you are not familiar with penguins, other than maybe seeing them at Sea World, I thought I’d give you some fun facts about these amazing creatures.
As part of an effort to fight obesity, Darebin Council in northern Melbourne, Australia, is considering a “fat tax” which would impose whopping rate increases on fast food giants like McDonald’s and KFC.
Eleven people perished Tuesday when a fire burned down a house near Brisbane, Australia.
Search teams are trying to retrieve the victims’ bodies from the two-story house, but the process is proving most difficult due to the extensive damage caused by the fire. The intense blaze also destroyed two vehicles parked near the building. It is not known whether smoke alarms were fitted in the home.
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