Ozone layer tests show fall in cancer-causing UV radiation

The ozone layer has slowly been recovering for some time, according to a recently published study that indicates a turning point may have been reached in the amount of ultra-violet radiation reaching the Earth’s surface.

Japan’s earthquake anniversary highlights lessons to be learned

The biggest earthquake since records began rocked Japan’s northeast seaboard on March 11 last year, triggering a colossal tsunami to surge inland and causing carnage in coastal cites unseen in this nation since WWII.

Three million Afghans face hunger as winter looms: aid groups

Up to three million people in Afghanistan are facing hunger, malnutrition and disease after a severe drought wiped out their crops and extreme winter weather risks cutting off their access to vital food aid, a group of aid agencies warned Friday.

Storms cause damage, deaths, injuries in South

Severe storms and suspected tornadoes across the South on Wednesday resulted in structural damage, power outages, injuries and deaths in at least three states, officials said.

Spate of disasters exposes supply chain weakness

When flood waters rose in Thailand, Wal-Mart stores in Japan ran out of mouthwash.

Canada eyes Asia after U.S. delays Keystone project

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will step up efforts to supply energy to Asia after Washington delayed a decision on whether to approve a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States.

Alaskan villages recovering from massive storm

Residents of remote Alaska towns and tiny Native villages were working on Friday to tally up damages from a near-record storm that lashed the state’s west coast, officials said.

Worst of Alaska storm over but more surges expected

The worst was over on Thursday for an “epic” winter storm that pounded Alaska’s west coast with wind and snow and left one man missing after a 10-foot surge of seawater into Nome, officials said.

U.S. puts tricky pipeline decision past 2012 election

The U.S. government on Thursday delayed approval of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline until after the 2012 U.S. election, bowing to pressure from environmentalists and sparing President Barack Obama a damaging split with liberal voters he may need to win reelection.

Democrats ax bill to block US EPA clean air rule

Senate Democrats defeated a bill on Thursday that would have blocked federal environmental regulators from slashing power plant air pollution that blows downwind to other states and causes lung and heart problems.

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