Elevating environmental distress

Published January 8, 2013
People warm themselves by a fire at a vegetable wholesale market on a cold winter morning in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh . The current cold weather in northern India has killed more than 100 homeless people, an aid group said last week. Temperatures in Chandigarh have dipped to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to information posted on India's meteorological department website.—Photo by Reuters
People warm themselves by a fire at a vegetable wholesale market on a cold winter morning in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh . The current cold weather in northern India has killed more than 100 homeless people, an aid group said last week. Temperatures in Chandigarh have dipped to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to information posted on India's meteorological department website.—Photo by Reuters
A man rows his boat on the frozen interiors of the Dal Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar. The current cold weather in northern India has killed more than 100 homeless people, an aid group said last week. Temperatures in Srinagar have dipped to minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, according to information posted on India's meteorological department website.—Photo by Reuters
A man rows his boat on the frozen interiors of the Dal Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar. The current cold weather in northern India has killed more than 100 homeless people, an aid group said last week. Temperatures in Srinagar have dipped to minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, according to information posted on India's meteorological department website.—Photo by Reuters
Nepalese people warm themselves by a fire during a cold winter morning in Kathmandu January 8, 2013. Nepal's Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) said capital Kathmandu experienced its coldest morning in three years with the temperature dropping to 0.7 degree Celsius (33 degrees Fahrenheit).   REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Nepalese people warm themselves by a fire during a cold winter morning in Kathmandu January 8, 2013. Nepal's Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) said capital Kathmandu experienced its coldest morning in three years with the temperature dropping to 0.7 degree Celsius (33 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Smoke rises from the Yarrabin bushfire, burning out of control near Cooma, about 100km (62 miles) south of Canberra. Severe fire conditions were forecast for Tuesday, replicating those of 2009, when "Black Saturday" wildfires in Victoria state killed 173 people and caused $4.4 billion worth of damage.—Photo by Reuters
Smoke rises from the Yarrabin bushfire, burning out of control near Cooma, about 100km (62 miles) south of Canberra. Severe fire conditions were forecast for Tuesday, replicating those of 2009, when "Black Saturday" wildfires in Victoria state killed 173 people and caused $4.4 billion worth of damage.—Photo by Reuters
Anti Fracking protesters demonstrate in front of the Waldorf Astoria as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visits the hotel for a function in New York City. Fracking, a process that injects millions of gallons of chemical mixed water into a well in order to release gas, has become a contentious issue in New York as critics of the process believe it contaminates drinking water among other hazards. New York City gets much of its drinking water from upstate reservoirs. If the regulations are approved by Governor Cuomo, drilli
Anti Fracking protesters demonstrate in front of the Waldorf Astoria as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visits the hotel for a function in New York City. Fracking, a process that injects millions of gallons of chemical mixed water into a well in order to release gas, has become a contentious issue in New York as critics of the process believe it contaminates drinking water among other hazards. New York City gets much of its drinking water from upstate reservoirs. If the regulations are approved by Governor Cuomo, drilli
A person stands on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea on a stormy day at Nitzanim beach, near the southern city of Ashkelon.—Photo by Reuters
A person stands on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea on a stormy day at Nitzanim beach, near the southern city of Ashkelon.—Photo by Reuters
Houses destroyed by a bushfire are seen in ruins in Dunalley, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Hobart. Over 100 homes have been destroyed in Australia's island state of Tasmania, with police saying that thousands of residents have been displaced by dozens of bush fires, driven by record high temperatures last week across the country. —Photo by Reuters
Houses destroyed by a bushfire are seen in ruins in Dunalley, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Hobart. Over 100 homes have been destroyed in Australia's island state of Tasmania, with police saying that thousands of residents have been displaced by dozens of bush fires, driven by record high temperatures last week across the country. —Photo by Reuters
First Nations "Idle No More" demonstrators march and block the International Bridge between the Canada and U.S. border near Cornwall, Ontario, Canada to protest proposed changes to environmental laws and land rights in Canada. —Photo by AP
First Nations "Idle No More" demonstrators march and block the International Bridge between the Canada and U.S. border near Cornwall, Ontario, Canada to protest proposed changes to environmental laws and land rights in Canada. —Photo by AP

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