Cops Believe Illegal Sand-Mining Operation Had Huge Reach

A police operation recently uncovered a multimillion-dollar illegal sand mining site in St Catherine, Jamaica.
Small Islands Demand U.N. Protection

Threatened by rising seas, some of the world’s small island developing states (SIDS) are demanding that the U.N.’s new set of Sustainable Development Goals place a high priority on the protection of oceans and marine resources.
Straw Could Supply Energy to Millions of Households

Straw from agriculture could play an important role in the future as renewable sources of energy. Up until now it has been underutilised as a biomass residue and waste material.
Typhoon Haiyan And Climate Change Q&A

How could climate change affect typhoons, hurricanes and tropical storms and is it possible to calculate this impact?