Bering Sea Seal Survey Conducted To Determine Climate Change Threat

The survey will be conducted into May and plans call for flying nearly 19,000 nautical miles over U.S. waters and 11,000 nautical miles over Russian waters, making it the largest-ever seal survey in the Bering Sea.

Surgeons number dwindle in WA - The West Australian

WA faces a severe shortage of surgeons to treat patients, who are growing in numbers like "global warming", according to a top Perth surgeon.

...Mr Aitken said the increasing patient demand had been referred to as a tsunami but it was worse than that.

"A tsunami comes up and goes down but this increase is more akin to global warming in that the demand will rise and stay, and go up to a new higher level," Mr Aitken said.

KRCL: Huge quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued (2012-04-11)

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region dashing out of their homes and offices in fear.

...The quake was in roughly in the same area as a December 26, 2004, quake of 9.1 magnitude, which sent huge tsunami waves crashing into Sumatra, where 170,000 people were killed, and across the Indian Ocean.

Coal exports surge to highest level since 1991

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- U.S. coal exports reached their highest level in two decades last year as strong demand from Asia and Europe offered an outlet for a fuel that is falling from favor at home.