tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post1268140780164816602..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Eco Geo Flash News - (December 2014 -b)antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-43008914789820389452018-10-03T13:45:50.034+03:002018-10-03T13:45:50.034+03:00We test three new Watersnake electrics from a till...We test three new Watersnake electrics from a tiller-steer tender to a remote bow-mount flats boat. . <a href="https://bestfishingkayakguide.com/best-outboard-motor-for-saltwater" rel="nofollow">best outboard motors of all time</a>a;IQ BABPP;https://www.blogger.com/profile/14780818455953375687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-60845754900356240062018-04-16T07:41:05.508+03:002018-04-16T07:41:05.508+03:00Have you ever considered about including a little ...Have you ever considered about including a little bit more than just your articles?<br />I mean, what you say is important and all. 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Superb blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-38094446542034214092014-12-31T07:32:47.379+02:002014-12-31T07:32:47.379+02:00Philippine officials said Tuesday that Tropical St...Philippine officials said Tuesday that Tropical Storm Jangmi had triggered floods and landslides, killing at least 21 people in the central and southern parts of the country, many in areas not yet fully recovered from last year's Typhoon Haiyan...<br /><br />Authorities said most of the deaths occurred Tuesday as the storm moved away from southern Mindanao Island, where its heavy rains closed highways and bridges Monday.<br /><br />The government weather bureau said that as of late Tuesday, the eye of the storm was 140 kilometers (about 85 miles) southwest of central Iloilo City, moving west toward western Palawan Island..................http://www.voanews.com/content/storm-floods-landslides-philippines/2580002.html<br />30/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-52280107005264091652014-12-30T07:53:45.603+02:002014-12-30T07:53:45.603+02:00Η διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένη κυβέρνηση της Λιβύης έχει ...Η διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένη κυβέρνηση της Λιβύης έχει συνάψει σύμβαση με μια αμερικανική εταιρεία πυρόσβεσης, η οποία θα βοηθήσει στην κατάσβεση των πυρκαγιών που μαίνονται σε δεξαμενές αποθήκευσης πετρελαίου στον τερματικό σταθμό μεταφοράς Ες Σίντερ, ανέφερε ο Λίβυος κυβερνητικός εκπρόσωπος....<br /><br />Οι εργασίες θα αρχίσουν εντός πέντε ημερών, σύμφωνα με τις δηλώσεις του κυβερνητικού εκπροσώπου Μοχάμεντ Μπαράζα. Η αξία της σύμβασης φτάνει τα έξι εκατ. δολάρια, σημείωσε ο κυβερνητικός εκπρόσωπος χωρίς να κατονομάζει την αμερικανική εταιρεία................http://www.zougla.gr/kosmos/article/ipa-sindromi-stin-katasvesi-ton-pirkagion-se-deksamenes-petreleou-tis-livisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-82777201652301308942014-12-30T07:03:49.224+02:002014-12-30T07:03:49.224+02:00Libya contracts U.S. firm to extinguish port stora...Libya contracts U.S. firm to extinguish port storage tanks fire ...<br /><br />(Reuters) - Libya's recognized government has contracted a U.S. firefighter firm to help extinguish fires at storage tanks at the Es Sider oil port, a spokesman said on Monday.<br /><br />Work would start within five days, government spokesman Mohamed Bazaza said, confirming a statement on a government website. The value of the contract was $6 million, the statement said, without naming the company.Fire has been raging for days at several storage tanks at Es Sider, Libya's biggest oil port, due to clashes of brigades allied with competing governments vying for control of the country's oil facilities.<br />http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/29/us-libya-security-idUSKBN0K71IR20141229?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-81389969746600932612014-12-29T23:07:25.850+02:002014-12-29T23:07:25.850+02:00Earthquake M 4.7 - ADRIATIC SEA - 60 km NW of Tira...Earthquake M 4.7 - ADRIATIC SEA - 60 km NW of Tirana, Albania - local time: 21:34 ....<br /><br />Magnitude ML 4.7<br />Region ADRIATIC SEA<br />Date time 2014-12-29 20:34:13.7 UTC<br />Location 41.66 N ; 19.26 E<br />Depth 10 km<br />Distances <br />60 km NW of Tirana, Albania / pop: 374,801 / local time: 21:34:13.7 2014-12-29<br />35 km SW of Lezhë, Albania / pop: 18,695 / local time: 21:34:13.7 2014-12-29 <br />http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=415404Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-73934082386471217252014-12-29T14:00:19.751+02:002014-12-29T14:00:19.751+02:00Storm forces Turkey to shut Dardanelles to tankers...Storm forces Turkey to shut Dardanelles to tankers, cancel flights ...<br /><br />Turkey shut its Dardanelles Strait to tankers and its flag carrier canceled some domestic and international flights in and out of Istanbul due to a storm.<br /><br />The Dardanelles waterway is frequently forced to shut during the winter due to rough weather, usually at least two or three times a month.<br /><br />Five northbound and three southbound tankers waiting to pass through the Dardanelles were expected to be scheduled to do so on Tuesday, shipping agency GAC said.<br /><br />The Bosphorus Strait remained open...................http://www.todayonline.com/world/storm-forces-turkey-shut-dardanelles-tankers-cancel-flights<br />29i/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-79127009057621596102014-12-28T22:01:04.606+02:002014-12-28T22:01:04.606+02:00Heavy snowfall hits France and Britain ...
Heavy...Heavy snowfall hits France and Britain ...<br /><br /> Heavy snowfall and blizzards swept through large parts of Britain and France on Saturday night and Sunday, leaving many travelers stranded and prompting authorities to issue alerts and open emergency centers.<br /><br />In both countries, the authorities have warned drivers to take extra care on the roads and motorists have been advised to check ahead before travelling.<br /><br />The freezing weather has created dangerous conditions on the roads and may disrupt health and delivery services. Many motorists have been forced to abandon their cars after being snowed in.<br /><br />The lowest recorded temperature was almost -5C in Perthshire overnight with widespread frost hitting large areas of the UK. The lowest recorded temperatures overnight were in areas where snow had already fallen, according to the BBC Weather Center.<br /><br />The UK's Met Office said there was a 90 percent chance of severe cold until New Year's Eve in parts of England, northern Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The heaviest snow was in Leek, western central England.................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/442122--heavy-snowfall-hits-france-and-britain<br />28/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-63532013037017346222014-12-27T17:16:20.204+02:002014-12-27T17:16:20.204+02:00Ice warning in Britain after snow brings chaos ......Ice warning in Britain after snow brings chaos ...<br /><br />Snow and blizzards have swept through large parts of Britain, leaving many travellers stranded.<br /><br />Sleet and snow hit the north of England, the Midlands and Scotland and the Met Office warned that nearly all the UK has been gripped by ice.<br /><br />The freezing weather brought dangerous conditions to roads, with many motorists in Sheffield forced to abandon their cars after becoming snowed in.............http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1227/669146-weather-uk/<br />27/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-1826999107630677042014-12-27T11:00:03.593+02:002014-12-27T11:00:03.593+02:00Malaysian government defends flood response amid c...Malaysian government defends flood response amid criticism ...<br /><br /> In Malaysia, pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Najib Razak's government over its response to the floods affecting large swathes of the country. With hundreds of thousands of people evacuating the flood waters, politicians from both sides of the political divide have begun to point fingers.<br /><br />At the ruling party UMNO headquarters, donations have begun to trickle in after a nationwide campaign was launched on Thursday (Dec 25) by Women’s Chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.<br /><br />"People are asking me ‘Where to send stuff? How to help?'” said Ms Shahrizat. “At first we didn’t want to take money but now we said we will.''<br /><br />The UMNO headquarters has been turned into a temporary collection centre for donations. Blankets, clothing, food and drinking water are some of essentials in dire need. They will be sent to the military that will then distribute them to flood-hit victims.<br /><br />Over 100,000 people are currently seeking shelter at evacuation centres across peninsular Malaysia, hard hit by one of its worst floods in decades. Many, who were stranded by rising flood waters, expressed their frustration on social media, complaining about the lack of help from the federal government...............http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/malaysian-government/1552126.html<br />27/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-60537093553639663212014-12-27T08:25:29.101+02:002014-12-27T08:25:29.101+02:00Ash from Guatemala volcanoes prompts flight warnin...Ash from Guatemala volcanoes prompts flight warning ...<br /><br />Ash clouds from two active volcanoes in Guatemala prompted local air travel warnings on Friday (Dec 26).<br /><br />The country's National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology warned of columns of ash from the Fuego volcano in the south of the country rising up to 4,500 meters (14,700 feet) above sea level.<br /><br />The Santa Maria volcano in southwestern Santiaguito ejected ash about 500 meters above the crater, the institute said. The organisation also cautioned air craft from flying in the vicinity of the ash-spewing volcanoes.<br /><br />Fuego and Santa Maria are two of several active volcanoes in the country. Activity from the Fuego volcano in 2012 prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of people from its slopes.<br />http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/ash-from-guatemala/1551770.html<br />27/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-54501784877512895702014-12-26T22:34:07.881+02:002014-12-26T22:34:07.881+02:00Doubts deepen over Chinese-backed Nicaragua canal ...Doubts deepen over Chinese-backed Nicaragua canal as work starts ...<br /><br />(Reuters) - When one of the poorest countries in the Americas and a little-known Chinese businessman said they planned to undertake one of the biggest engineering projects in history, few people took them seriously.<br /><br />A year and a half after the $50 billion project to build a canal across Nicaragua was launched by President Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla, the doubts have only grown.<br /><br />Work officially began this week. But reporters hoping to see any evidence of how it would be done in a fraction of the time it took to build the much-shorter Panama Canal, or discover who would pay for it, were left with more questions than answers.................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/26/us-nicaragua-canal-idUSKBN0K410620141226?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews<br />26/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-61969790443807914372014-12-26T19:35:30.483+02:002014-12-26T19:35:30.483+02:00 Eruptionen: Nasa beobachtet gewaltigen Sonnenstur... Eruptionen: Nasa beobachtet gewaltigen Sonnensturm ...<br /><br />Geballte Strahlenausbrüche auf der Sonne sehen im Observatorium der US-Weltraumbehörde weniger bedrohlich als ästhetisch aus. Eine Gefahr für die Erde besteht meist nicht.<br /><br />Was uns auf der Erde als hübsch funkelnde Polarlichter erscheint, sind in 150 Millionen Kilometer Entfernung geballte Strahlenausbrüche. Die US-Weltraumbehörde Nasa hat in ihrem Sonnenobservatorium am 19. Dezember wieder intensive Explosionen auf der Sonne aufgenommen.<br /><br />Die Bilder zeigen, wie stark es auf unserem Zentralgestirn brodelt: Die Sonne spuckt 7000 Grad heiße Fackeln ins Weltall, die so stark sind, dass sie Stromnetze und Navigationssysteme stören können. Generell sind Sonneneruptionen nicht außergewöhnlich und ereignen sich meist ohne direkte Folgen für die Menschen.<br /><br />Es kommt aber gelegentlich vor, dass Kommunikationssysteme gestört werden. Fiele ein Sonnensturm noch gewaltiger aus, könnten die Schäden für die Erde deutlich größer sein. Großflächige Stromausfälle oder ausgefallene Kühlsysteme von Atomkraftwerken wären dann möglich. Eine Gruppe von Experten hat daher kürzlich vorgeschlagen, ein Frühwarnsystem aus 16 die Sonne umkreisenden Satelliten einzurichten..................http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/weltall/sonnensturm-observatorium-der-nasa-beobachtet-explosionen-a-1010383.html<br />26/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-51286859065531298402014-12-26T08:17:12.531+02:002014-12-26T08:17:12.531+02:00Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami...
...Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami...<br /><br />Beachside memorials and religious services were planned across Asia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that left more than a quarter million people dead in one of modern history's worst natural disasters.<br /><br />The devastating Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim. It eradicated entire coastal communities, decimated families and crashed over tourist-filled beaches the morning after Christmas. Survivors waded through a horror show of corpse-filled waters.<br /><br />As part of Friday's solemn commemorations, survivors, government officials, diplomats and families of victims will gather in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere...............http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/asia-marks-10-years-since-indian-ocean-tsunami-1.2162626#ixzz3MywikNrV<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-81371266401037432392014-12-25T19:38:21.125+02:002014-12-25T19:38:21.125+02:00Aceh now more aware of its vulnerability to natura...Aceh now more aware of its vulnerability to natural disasters...<br /><br />ACEH: These days coastal communities around the Indian Ocean are more aware of their vulnerability to natural disasters. International experts have helped local governments to implement disaster risk reduction programmes following the 2004 Asian Tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people across 14 countries.<br /><br />Elementary students in Banda Aceh understand now how crucial earthquake drills are. But they are too young to have an emotional connection to that tragic day 10 years ago when the tsunami crashed onto their shores killing 170,000 residents.<br /><br />Mohamad Raihan, a tsunami survivor, said: "I tend to forget the past when playing with my friends. We joke around so that we are not reminded of the past trauma." Mohamad Raihan was a year old when his mother took him in her arms to escape the giant waves.<br /><br />For teacher Masniar, the evacuation drills still cause her to shudder. She said: "Chased by the water, I ran to the mosque. I climbed to the top of the mosque. Once at the top, I saw the dead bodies arriving from all directions."............http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/aceh-now-more-aware-of/1549330.html<br />25/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-79636904700836642582014-12-25T11:17:11.668+02:002014-12-25T11:17:11.668+02:00Asciende a 43 el número de muertos por el frío en ...Asciende a 43 el número de muertos por el frío en la India durante esta semana ...<br /><br />El número de los muertos por la inusual ola de frío en el estado de Uttar Pradesh, en la India, durante esta semana ascendió a 43 personas.<br /><br />El número de los muertos por la inusual ola de frío en el estado de Uttar Pradesh, en la India, durante esta semana ascendió a 43 personas.<br /><br />Anteriormente, se informó de 31 fallecidos por las bajas temperaturas en la India...........http://mundo.sputniknews.com/asia/20141225/1032802400.html<br />25/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-15062336654709974862014-12-25T08:50:17.366+02:002014-12-25T08:50:17.366+02:00At least 21 injured in protest against Nicaragua c...At least 21 injured in protest against Nicaragua canal: police ...<br /><br />(Reuters) - At least 21 people were injured on Wednesday in clashes between police and protesters opposed to the construction of Nicaragua's planned $50 billion shipping canal, authorities said.<br /><br />Nicaragua's director general of police Aminta Granera said that 15 police officers and six civilians were hurt. Organizers of the protest said, however, that at least 40 demonstrators were injured.<br /><br />Granera said that after the demonstration was cleared, protesters used guns, machetes, stones and sticks to attack police. Organizers said their demonstration was peaceful................http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/us-nicaragua-canal-idUSKBN0K21AR20141224?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-60875416336934216842014-12-24T13:43:46.498+02:002014-12-24T13:43:46.498+02:00Oil spills into Black Sea after pipeline leak ...
...Oil spills into Black Sea after pipeline leak ...<br /><br />(Reuters) - A leak on a major Russian oil pipeline caused an oil spill in the Black Sea near the Russian port of Tuapse, first deputy port captain Sergei Proskurin told Reuters.<br /><br />He said the size of the spill was unclear and emergencies services were working on establishing temporary floating barriers in the sea to contain the spill.<br /><br />He said that work was complicated by a sea storm.<br /><br />(Reporting by Gleb Gorodyankin, writing by Dmitry Zhdannikov, Editing by Thomas Grove)<br />http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/us-russia-oil-spill-idUSKBN0K20ND20141224?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews<br />24/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-91715799956261311052014-12-24T07:06:57.219+02:002014-12-24T07:06:57.219+02:00Tornadoes kill four people, cause major damage in ...Tornadoes kill four people, cause major damage in Mississippi ...<br /><br />Tornadoes unleashed by thunderstorms along the US Gulf Coast ripped through southeastern Mississippi on Tuesday, killing four people, injuring many and causing extensive damage, authorities said.<br /><br />One of the heaviest-hit areas was a commercial district along a US Highway 98 bypass in the town of Columbia in Marion County, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Hattiesburg, state emergency management spokesman Greg Flynn told Reuters.<br /><br />"We've got whole roofs lying in the road, people trapped in houses, cars flipped over," Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall said.<br /><br />One woman was killed in a shopping strip in Columbia, a rural community of about 6,500 people, and another in a nearby trailer home, according to county coroner Norma Williamson...............http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Tornadoes-kill-four-people-cause-major-damage-in-Mississippi/articleshow/45624999.cmsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-48038335097020388992014-12-23T18:46:54.521+02:002014-12-23T18:46:54.521+02:00Biggest 500 Firms Hike Greenhouse Emissions 3.1% D...Biggest 500 Firms Hike Greenhouse Emissions 3.1% Despite UN Cut Demands ...<br /><br />The world's 500 largest businesses (Global 500) increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2013, despite UN calls for emissions to be reduced, a report by Thomson Reuters and BSD Consulting has shown.<br /><br />The Global 500, whose revenues make up 28 percent of global GDP, produce 13.8 percent of all global GHG emissions, according to the report published on Monday. The fifty largest companies account for 79 percent of all the total Global 500 emissions, the report said.<br /><br />One of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases is the world's biggest steel manufacturer Arcelor Mittal, which increased emissions by 12 percent in 2013................http://sputniknews.com/environment/20141223/1016155389.html<br />23/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-81892947142852787932014-12-23T18:19:47.177+02:002014-12-23T18:19:47.177+02:00Si Ucrania no paga la deuda de gas de diciembre, R...Si Ucrania no paga la deuda de gas de diciembre, Rusia cesará los suministros ...<br /><br />En el caso de que Ucrania no pague en diciembre los 1.650 millones de dólares adeudados, Rusia dejará de suministrar al país, declaró el ministro ruso de Energía, Alexandr Novak.<br /><br />"Según el acuerdo que firmamos en Bruselas si no se paga la deuda de 1.650 millones de dólares, no habrá suministros en enero", dijo al agregar que la petrolera ucraniana Naftogaz deberá transferir a Gazprom un anticipo por los envíos de enero...................http://mundo.sputniknews.com/economia/20141223/1032739275.html<br />23/12/14<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-75389492757998680902014-12-23T17:42:44.545+02:002014-12-23T17:42:44.545+02:00Gashandel: Kiew zögert mit Schuldentilgung – Moska...Gashandel: Kiew zögert mit Schuldentilgung – Moskau droht Lieferstopp an ...<br /><br />Russlands Energieminister Alexander Nowak hat am Dienstag die Ukraine zur termingerechten Begleichung der Gasschulden ermahnt und bei Nichtzahlung einen Lieferstopp in Aussicht gestellt. Laut dem Übergangsabkommen von Brüssel hat die Ukraine noch im Dezember 1,65 Milliarden US-Dollar zu überweisen, um im Januar russisches Erdgas bekommen zu können.<br /><br />„Wenn die Schulden in Höhe von 1,65 (Milliarden Dollar) nicht bezahlt werden, wird es im Januar keine Lieferungen geben“, sagte Nowak am Dienstag in Moskau. Darüber hinaus soll der ukrainische Energieversorger Naftogaz bis Ende Dezember eine Vorauszahlung für die Januar-Lieferungen überweisen................http://de.ria.ru/business/20141223/270263690.html<br />23/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-80979352971396278862014-12-23T14:25:43.976+02:002014-12-23T14:25:43.976+02:00Israel's Anti-Trust Authority on Tuesday recom...Israel's Anti-Trust Authority on Tuesday recommended the break-up of the "monopoly" of Noble Energy and conglomerate Delek Group for developing the huge Leviathan natural gas field off the country's Mediterranean coast...<br /><br />It said commissioner David Gilo informed Israeli gas tycoon Yitzhak Tshuva, who has a controlling stake in Delek, about his decision, which is subject to state approval. <br />http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Israeli-regulator-opposes-Noble-Delek-control-of-Leviathan-natural-gas-field-385486<br />23/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-11686697861876161962014-12-23T06:55:46.323+02:002014-12-23T06:55:46.323+02:00Researchers find new evidence of Viking presence i...Researchers find new evidence of Viking presence in Canada ...<br /><br /> A small stone vessel found on Nunavut’s Baffin Island more than 50 years ago is proof of a previously unknown Viking presence in Arctic Canada, researchers say.<br /><br />The object, dating back to around 1,000 AD, was first unearthed by American archeologist Maxwell Moreau in the 1960s.<br /><br />But its origin was in dispute until Canadian researchers Patricia Sutherland, Peter Thompson and Patrician Hunt recently found traces of glass and bronze inside the vessel........Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/researchers-find-new-evidence-of-viking-presence-in-canada-1.2158960#ixzz3Mh4fQRAG<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-18781651418127977572014-12-22T17:22:32.052+02:002014-12-22T17:22:32.052+02:00IMF policies blamed for Ebola spread in West Afric...IMF policies blamed for Ebola spread in West Africa ...<br /><br />Spending cuts imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have contributed to the rapid spread of Ebola in three West African states, UK-based researchers say.<br /><br />It had led to "under-funded, insufficiently staffed, and poorly prepared health systems" in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, they said.<br /><br />The IMF denied the allegation.<br /><br />The deadliest Ebola outbreak ever has so far killed more than 7,300 people, mostly in the three states.<br /><br />"A major reason why the Ebola outbreak spread so rapidly was the weakness of healthcare systems in the region, and it would be unfortunate if underlying causes were overlooked," said Cambridge University sociologist and lead study author Alexander Kentikelenis.................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30575375<br />22/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com