Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet

Ozone Hole Alert

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:22 CST

Authorities in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas issued a five day-alert for dangerously high levels of UV solar radiation passing through the ozone hole.

Invasion Deformities

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:44:08 CDT

Doctors in the Iraqi city of Fallujah alert U.N. to a spike in birth deformities, which are up to 15 times higher than before the American invasion in 2003.

Crash Landings

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:19:13 CDT

Wildlife experts in New Zealand’s first scratched their heads at reports of migratory birds crash-landing onto roads and smashing into buildings.

Simian Justice

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:55:56 CDT

Police in eastern India hut down monkey accused of attempted murder of a baby of its species. Human law applies.

Cyclone Anja

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:55:54 CDT

Cyclone Anja became the season’s first named storm in the southwest Indian Ocean and quickly intensified to Category 4 force.

Drought Migrations

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:55:52 CDT

The worst drought in Somalia in a decade has wiped out livestock and forced a mass migration of farmers into cities.

Gulf Swirls: Earth Image

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:46:26 CDT

The passage of former Hurricane Ida churned up sediment that created a very colorful view from space.

India Quake Damage

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:45:52 CST

A sharp quaker near India’s west coast caused residents to flee buildings as buildings cracked from the shaking.

Extreme Temperatures

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:00 CDT

The world’s hottest and coldest temperatures of the week.