Global warming maybe poisoning food for Arctic people

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - In a new study, the British Meteorological Department has warned that global warming could result in a rise of 4 degree Celsius by the year 2060. According to the Guardian, unchecked global warming could bring a severe temperature rise of 4C within many people's lifetimes, as warned by the new report for the British government that significantly raises the stakes over climate change.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - A new research has warned that polar bears face extinction in less than 70 years because of global warming. "Recent projections suggest polar bears could be extinct within 70 years," Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University, who led the latest study, told the Telegraph.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Reports indicate that the biggest glacier in the Arctic is on the verge of losing a chunk of ice the size of Manhattan. According to a report in New Scientist, a group of scientists and climate change activists who are closely monitoring the Petermann glacier's ice tongue believe that the rapid flow of ice is in part due to warm ocean currents moving up along the coast of Greenland, fuelled by global warming.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - In a new study, scientists have said that as global warming removes the Arctic's icy lid, the region is expected to teem with life by the year 2030. According to a report in New Scientist, the study of what the Arctic looked like just before dinosaurs were wiped off the planet has provided a glimpse of what could be to come within decades.

May 29th, 2009 LONDON - A detailed geological survey has revealed that around 30 percent of the world's yet-to-be discovered gas resources and 13 percent of its undiscovered oil reserves may lie north of the Arctic Circle. The estimates, announced by the US Geological Survey (USGS) are based purely on geological data, and take no account of whether the oil and gas stores are technically recoverable or how much it would cost to exploit them.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barrack Obama's energy adviser has suggested that as part of efforts to slow global warming, all the world's roofs should be painted white. According to a report in the Telegraph, Professor Steven Chu, the US Energy Secretary, said that the unusual proposal would mean homes in hot countries would save energy and money on air conditioning by deflecting the sun's rays.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - The Catlin Arctic Survey, a gruelling 10-week expedition to measure the thickness of sea-ice that will help study the impacts of global warming in the region, has ended. According to a report by BBC News, two planes landed safely on May 13 on the floating Arctic ice to collect researchers Pen Hadow, Ann Daniels and Martin Hartley.

May 4th, 2009 LONDON - Former 'Baywatch' star and recovering alcoholic David Hasselhoff was rushed to hospital with alcohol poisoning after his teenage daughter found him unconscious. The 56-year-old was 'barely breathing' by the time he arrived at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills Saturday night and his 16-year-old daughter Hayley Amber had to call his ex-wife Pamela Bach to make the emergency rush to hospital, where doctors 'saved his life', reports the Daily Mail online.

April 26th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United has stepped up security in their Champions League and Premier League run-ins in order to protect players from food sabotage. Old Trafford chiefs are so scared that their players could be the victims of food poisoning that they are sending their chefs, together with their own security guard, to all away visits.

April 24th, 2009 LONDON - US chat show host Jay Leno has been hospitalised due to food poisioning and had to cancel the recording of his late night chat programme 'The Tonight Show'. Leno was supposed to chat with actor Ryan Reynolds Thursday on his show, but the shoot had to be cancelled after he was taken ill.

April 20th, 2009 LONDON - Staying slim is good news for the environment as it helps to keep our planet healthy. Food output is directly linked to global warming, and a leaner population will consume almost 20 percent less food, a new study has found.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - Soot from mud cooking stoves in tens of thousands of villages in India is emerging as a major source of global warming, according to a leading climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan. Soot, also known as black carbon, is the second most hazardous gas, after carbon dioxide and is responsible for 18pct of the planet's warming.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - People who have been taking Chinese slimming capsules, available on the Internet, reported serious health problems that include nausea and poisoning, according to a report. Since 2005, the poison emergency centres in Freiburg and Gottingen, Germany, have registered a total of 17 patients with health problems after taking Chinese slimming capsules.

February 14th, 2009 LONDON - An upsurge in coal-based power generation in India and China is likely to speed up global warming and cause more environmental damage than previously feared, a leading expert has warned. Chris Field of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said higher temperatures could ignite tropical forests and melt the Arctic tundra, releasing billions of tonnes of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.

February 13th, 2009 LONDON - Beware of fresh fruits and vegetables - they can trigger food poisoning outbreaks, latest research shows. A review co-authored by several experts has highlighted the fact that fresh fruits and vegetables are increasingly recognised as a source of food poisoning outbreaks in many parts of the world.