On Sep 25, 9:08 pm, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Sep 25, 6:05 am, Weatherlawyer wrote:



"On February 17, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon on Leyte Island in
the Philippines disappeared. After several days of unusually heavy
rain, a massive landslide swallowed more than 350 houses and an
elementary school, burying more than 1,100 people. Residents of the
village, situated at the foot of a mountain, had no warning."

A quote from EarthObservatory:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Stu...dslideWarning/

The article continues:

"The map revealed no surprises-the researchers already had a general
idea which regions of the world were susceptible to landslides. "The
most important factors are the slope and soil type. Steep slopes and
coarse soil types are more susceptible to landslides," Hong said.
"And, in terms of land cover, bare soil contributes more to
landslides." The landslide susceptibility map provides a background
against which the scientists could predict the effect of rainfall."

Most of that region of the Pacific has been the subject of illegal
logging. So now you know that you have killed more than a few monkeys
if you subsidised the crime. Unfortunately even countries with
stringent laws about environmental matters fall far below the mark.

And you will have difficulty tracking what timber is used in your
house or place of work.
Sucks, don't it?

Sarawak the last of the free tribes in Borneo under threat from
loggers a video being shown on BBC 2 now.

Coming to a PBS near you shortly, the last episode of this series of
Tribe.

Coincidence or what? (The government of Indonesian settlers is robbing
the nomads because they don't accept the culture of millennia was a
farming regimen.)

Not the Indonesians this time but the Malaysians are no different. And
the problem is identical in all the tropical forests.

On Sep 26, 11:10 am, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Sep 25, 9:08 pm, Weatherlawyer wrote:



On Sep 25, 6:05 am, Weatherlawyer wrote:

"On February 17, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon on Leyte Island in
the Philippines disappeared. After several days of unusually heavy
rain, a massive landslide swallowed more than 350 houses and an
elementary school, burying more than 1,100 people. Residents of the
village, situated at the foot of a mountain, had no warning."

A quote from EarthObservatory:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Stu...dslideWarning/

The article continues:

"The map revealed no surprises-the researchers already had a general
idea which regions of the world were susceptible to landslides. "The
most important factors are the slope and soil type. Steep slopes and
coarse soil types are more susceptible to landslides," Hong said.
"And, in terms of land cover, bare soil contributes more to
landslides." The landslide susceptibility map provides a background
against which the scientists could predict the effect of rainfall."

Most of that region of the Pacific has been the subject of illegal
logging. So now you know that you have killed more than a few monkeys
if you subsidised the crime. Unfortunately even countries with
stringent laws about environmental matters fall far below the mark.

And you will have difficulty tracking what timber is used in your
house or place of work.
Sucks, don't it?

Sarawak the last of the free tribes in Borneo under threat from
loggers a video being shown on BBC 2 now.

Coming to a PBS near you shortly, the last episode of this series of
Tribe.

Coincidence or what? (The government of Indonesian settlers is robbing
the nomads because they don't accept the culture of millennia was a
farming regimen.)

Not the Indonesians this time but the Malaysians are no different. And
the problem is identical in all the tropical forests.

Shoe's on the other foot on Channel 4 tonight (UK Terrestrial
channels) A tribe from "a remote Pacific island" gets a touch of the
Borat. Some dupe having invited them for tea and biscuits in one scene
asks them politely whether or not they eat their pets.

The visitor is stumped by that one. More tea vicar? Should be a laugh.

SHANGHAI - Chinese experts are warning the controversial Three Gorges
Dam project could cause an environmental "catastrophe" unless urgent
measures are taken now.

"We absolutely cannot sacrifice our environment in exchange for
temporary economic prosperity," said Wang Xiaofeng, head of the office
in charge of building the dam.

http://news.google.co.uk/news?ie=UTF...21303441&hl=en

I suppose no mention of rats or dolphins means he isn't doubles
speaking but likes rat and is allergic to dolphin?

"One of the most worrying consequences of the project has been the
sharp increase in landslides around the dam. Studies by geologists
have shown that the water seeping out of the reservoir and the huge
pressure changes are weakening the banks.

One official said that the shore of the reservoir had collapsed in 91
places and a total of 36 kilometres (22 miles) had already caved in.

"Landslides have produced waves as high as 50 metres (165ft). In July
a mountain along a tributary collapsed, dragging 13 farmers to their
deaths and drowning 11 fishermen."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle2537279.ece

But the same sort of thing was said about the Aswan High dam... oh...
wait... ermmm.

I think these sorts of constructions would be best left to rocky and
bullwinkle.