http://shortage.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for shortage en Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:48:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024186 unknown@Netscape.com The March-May period - the informal "spring" chronicled by meteorologists - brought Memphis a mere 6.73 inches of rain. That total shattered a 76-year-old record for dryness - eclipsing the Dust Bowl years and the drought of 1988 - and is only about 40% of the normal precipitation level for what should be the wettest months of the year. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:48:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024186MemphisdoughtdustbowlfarmerswatershortageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1550774 unknown@Netscape.com PM John Howard warned that irrigation of much of the nation's farmland will be banned unless there is heavy rainfall in the next month. Irrigators are already warning that if they cannot water their land, there will be huge crop losses & consumers will face large price rises. He said there was no choice, and he described the situation as grim. Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:55:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1550774AustraliarecorddroughtClimatechangewatershortageglobalwarmingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1292522 unknown@Netscape.com The world needs at least 4 million health care professionals, the director-general of the World Health Organization said Tuesday, urging member nations to train more workers. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:06:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1292522healthdoctorworldorganizationshortageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1277239 unknown@Netscape.com The fate of 12 German giant rabbits delivered to North Korea is in doubt. The breeder who sent them suspects they have been eaten by top officials rather than used to set up a bunny farm. Berlin's North Korean embassy denies the allegation. One thing is sure: the country will have to find another seller. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:30:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1277239NorthKoreagiantrabbitsfoodshortageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/973302 unknown@Netscape.com Erratic weather patterns in southern Africa have devastated harvest prospects for millions of people and could spell yet another year of widespread food shortages Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:20:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/973302AfricashortageweatherharvestdroughtNews http://web2announcer.com/go/757351 unknown@Netscape.com Ontario's gas shortage tightened its grip on Waterloo Region over the weekend, with a growing number of service stations heading into the work week without any fuel to sell. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:20:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/757351gasHarderTofindshortageOntarioNews http://web2announcer.com/go/291512 unknown@Netscape.com The world is running out of water and needs a radical plan to tackle shortages that threaten the ability of humanity to feed itself. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:41:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/291512waterenvironmentUnitedNationsindiachinashortageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/6325 unknown@Netscape.com "Lovers of pesto, the tangy green pasta sauce, are bracing for increased prices or even shortages after unseasonable hailstorms in northern Italy destroyed much of the most prized variety of basil, the key ingredient in the Genoese specialty." Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:26:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/6325Food & TravelItalypestobasilshortageitalianNews http://web2announcer.com/go/4720 unknown@Netscape.com The growing myth that corn is a cure-all for our energy woes is leading us toward a potentially dangerous global fight for food. While crop-based ethanol promises a guilt-free way to keep our gas tanks full, the reality is that overuse of our agricultural resources could have consequences even more drastic than, say, being deprived of our SUVs. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:59:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/4720ScienceethanolfoodshortageNews