Why is our planet getting hotter? What causes the heat? Is it the burning of fossil fuels? Is it the build up of CO2 in the atmosphere? Is it solar heat; is it methane emissions from rice paddies in China, or methane released by plants generally? Could it be one or all of these sources or might it be something else? Why is our planet getting hotter? What causes the heat? Is it the burning of fossil fuels? Is it the build up of CO2 in the atmosphere? Is it solar heat; is it methane...

While Hawai'i might not be quite as garden-proud as, say, the Deep South, where formal public gardens and garden tours are a regular feature, Maui's Upcountry, home to several public gardens as well as commercial gardening operations that welcome visitors, is proof that people here have some interest in what comes from the earth. While Hawai'i might not be quite as garden-proud as, say, the Deep South, where formal public gardens and garden tours are a regular feature, Maui's Upcountry,...

Prosperity teaching which, when taught responsibly, can extract people from the mire of poverty mindsets has degenerated into unabashed greed and charlatanism, with preachers shilling for multilevel marketing schemes that will never benefit the vast majority of the peons who buy into their promises of easy money. Prosperity teaching which, when taught responsibly, can extract people from the mire of poverty mindsets has degenerated into unabashed greed and charlatanism, with preachers...

To conduct official talks and reinforce them afterwards is very important, but to create opportunities for improving the relations between our peoples is important, too. He is very serious as an ambassador, but his eyes shine while he talks about his grandchildren and about his love for his wife. We both came from the political organization, and at that time, there was voluntary work at local farms. Sometimes, he laughs; sometimes, he gets very serious, but he is always calm, even when...

Pornpilai Pongchangyoo, 45, whose house was destroyed, said she and her husband had hung on for their lives when the storm hit. About 10,000 rai of off-season rice was damaged, and six districts were declared disaster areas. Meanwhile storms in Angthong province destroyed 70 homes and much farmland. A maritime warning is in effect with ocean swells of two metres. In Kalasin drought has reduced water volume in the Lam Pao dam in Sahatsakhan district to 679 million cubic metres, 48 per cent...