Wed, 3 Dec 08:04:56 GMT17

 
To match feature ENVIRONMENT-SUMMIT/SHANGHAI-SINKING
06 Oct 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A couple stands along the waterfront, also known as the Bund, in front of skyscrapers in Shanghai's new financial district in this September 30, 2008 file photo. Shanghai, China's most populous city and an aspiring global financial centre, is also among the world's most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels from global warming. Picture taken September 30, 2008. To match feature ENVIRONMENT-SUMMIT/SHANGHAI-SINKING REUTERS/Nir Elias/Files (CHINA)
REUTERS/NIR ELIAS


AlertNet news is provided by

Related articles

Breaking stories
Asia Saudis say find melamine in Nestle milk powder batch

Asia Police remove Chinese AIDS activist from Beijing

AlertNet insight
Asia Raise climate adaptation cash by selling global emissions rights - Oxfam

Aid agency news feed
Europe CARBON CUTS TARGETS WILL RULE OUT NEW COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS

Blogs
Africa On the Road to Copenhagen 1

Maps
Asia MAP: China: Landslides (as of 03 Nov 2008) - Location Map


Background information


Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-11-27T005729Z_01_STG18_RTRIDSP_2_CARBON-FORESTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/STG18.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-11-27T005543Z_01_ANT07_RTRIDSP_2_CARBON-FORESTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/ANT07.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-11-21T061820Z_01_SIN102_RTRIDSP_2_CHINA-RIOTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/SIN102.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-11-21T060410Z_01_DBG201_RTRIDSP_2_CHINA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/DBG201.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-11-20T060529Z_01_DBG203_RTRIDSP_2_CHINA-POLLUTION_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/DBG203.htm

A destroyed bulldozer is seen at a burned area in the forest at the coastal town of Laguna Verde, some 115 km (71 miles) northwest of Santiago, in this March 6, ...




URL: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/pictures/SHA02.htm

For our full disclaimer and copyright information please visit http://www.alertnet.org