South Pacific evacuation a preview of perils to come
For an early glimpse at the challenges climate change migration will bring, you need only look at the mess in the Carteret Islands, a ring of South Pacific atolls off Papua New Guinea. Worsening storm surges are ripping away the low-lying islands, bit by b
PHOTOBLOG: From mud cakes to earthquakes, Haitian mothers and children face rising malnutrition
Pictures landed from Haiti the other day showing a woman crouched on the side of a street fashioning clay-like medallions with a spoon. At first sight, the flat light-brown shapes laid out on canvas looked like pottery, but the caption read "a resident pre
SLIDESHOW: Daily life in Haitis Delmas 42 camp
Delmas 42 camp, a sprawling site on the hills overlooking the Haitian capital and the Caribbean beyond, epitomises the challenges facing the government and aid groups as they try to rebuild a country devastated by the earthquake.