Biofuels vs food
China and India risks future famine by using scarce water to irrigate biofuel crops rather than food, according to a study from the International Water Management Institute, a World Bank-backed research body based in Sri Lanka. The two countries are expected to provide two-thirds of the global growth in biofuels: maize in China and sugar cane in India.
Asian typhoon damage
More than 1.4 million people were evacuated as Krosa became the 16th typhoon to hit China this year when it struck Zhejiang and Fujian provinces on Sunday, destroying houses and causing some $600 million of damage.…
