The most televised disaster of early 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a reef in shallow water off the coast of Giglio, in Tuscany, Italy, on January 13, 2012, due to the careless actions of the ship’s captain. While the cruise ship disaster caused significant loss of human life, as of yet no one has questioned the possible disaster to the surrounding aquatic environment. (more…)

The Philippine flood, Washi, which took place on the 16th to 18th on December of 2011, killed a total of 1,249 people in the cities Cagayan De Oro area and Iligan, with the worst affected island definitely being Mindanao. It was a devastating landslide which hurt so much people, with most of them even sleeping during the time when the everything was taking place. (more…)

The Thailand Flood 2011 is one that people will never forget. The Finance Minister released a statement a wees ago saying that the recent Bangkok flood is the worst that Thailand has ever seen. He also said that the flood did almost 4 billion dollars of damage. That is bad, but it is not even the worst part. (more…)

Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano erupted Sunday, sending an ash cloud high into the atmosphere and blanketing surrounding airspace.

Flight Cancellations
Experts believe that any form of “widespread aviation shutdown is unlikely…” says the Associated Press. This is due mainly to the fact that ash created from the volcanic eruption is falling to the Earth more quickly than its Eyjafjallajokull counter part, whose eruption created an ash cloud so large that it cost the aviation industry $1.7 billion and left nearly 10 million people stranded last year. (more…)

Conservation, renewable energy, recycling and sustainability have become common subjects in today’s media. On Earth Day 2011 (officially April 22, though observations of various kinds are scheduled throughout the weekend) people will drive hybrid cars, discuss the pros and cons of wind-farm locations, install geothermal systems, fluorescent lights and solar panels, and even listen to Green Day songs. (more…)