The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth’s climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists. The new study identifies a link between reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from burning coal and increasing sea surface temperatures in the tropical north Atlantic, resulting in a heightened risk of drought in the Amazon rainforest. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The man authorities called “an immediate and substantial threat to the public health and welfare” was caught Friday at about 6 p.m. on Highway 90. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

About 100 passengers were evacuated from a US plane destined for Dallas after San Antonio International Airport in Texas received a bomb threat, authorities said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A bomb threat made just over an hour ago has forced the evacuation of passengers on the Tilt train in Queensland.
Picture not related to this incident picked by teaya21 2 years ago

A look at strike capabilities worldwide, and how a bomb would affect single cities and people. Nine countries could kill many people on a moment’s notice by launching missiles carrying nuclear warheads. A 10th, Iran, may be weaponizing uranium. The U.S., Russia and China can bomb virtually any country with long-range ballistic missiles and, along with France and the U.K., could do the same... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Employees were evacuated from the Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility but the 217 patients were not.


Patients left to fend for themselves picked by smarty1052 3 days ago

President Vladimir Putin threatened to point Russia's nuclear weapons at Ukraine yesterday if Kiev agreed to host the controversial US missile defence shield.

Note: We could all be royally boned. picked by Blankspace73 8 months ago

BACON, smoked ham and processed sausages are a cancer threat and should be cut from people's diet altogether, according to the world's most comprehensive study of the disease. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

It just wouldn't be a tragedy without copycats. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

A teenager was arrested after a leader of the Church of Satan turned over to the FBI an e-mail the high school student had written to the sect in which he threatened to kill his grandparents, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Spreading deserts and degradation of farm land due to climate change will pose a serious threat to food supplies for the world's surging population in coming years, a senior United Nations scientist warned on Friday. picked by muppet 1 year ago

The idea seemed a long shot at best: One man would call police and accuse his friend of carrying a bomb in hopes the arresting officer would rough up the suspect enough to support a lawsuit. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A drunken man's threat to blow up half a city with his television remote control forced Australian police to declare a state of emergency at a luxury golf resort, a local court heard Thursday. "One push of the button will blow up half of Brisbane," Fryatt shouted in the standoff last May before police in the Queensland state capital opened fire with rubber bullets. picked by bevissimo 8 months ago

The soaring demand for a tree which some Ugandans believe can boost a man's libido and virility, may lead to its extinction. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The infamous Tunguska explosion, which mysteriously leveled an area of Siberian forest nearly the size of Tokyo a century ago, might have been caused by an impacting asteroid far smaller than previously thought. The fact that a relatively small asteroid could still cause such a massive explosion suggests "we should be making more efforts at detecting the smaller ones than we have till now.&qu... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

He's accused of being a terrorist. He wants out on bail. He scratches death threat to the FBI on jail wall. Is there a better way to persuade the judge to rule against you? picked by hisidea 1 year ago

David Noordewier joked on his MySpace page that if someone dropped bombs on the company stores, the average IQ of the human race would go up - and Wal-Mart fired him because they interpreted the joke as a threat. Kind of proves his point, doesn't it? picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

A cup of black tea could be the next line of defence in the threat of bio-terrorism according to new international research. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

A U.S. Air Force base in Germany received a bomb threat hours before the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. picked by buddha 1 year ago

A fifteen-year old boy in America was incarcerated for twelve days, wrongly accused of making a hoax bomb threat - because his school had forgotten that the clocks had gone forward. picked by Merzah 1 year ago