Monday, August 21, 2006

"Red Devil" squid, jellyfish point to ocean upsets

OSLO (Reuters) - South American "Red Devil" squid found off Alaska and jellyfish plaguing the Mediterranean may point to vast disruptions in the seas linked to global warming, pollution or over-fishing, experts say. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Surging demand for irrigation to produce food and biofuels is likely to aggravate scarcities of water but the world's supply is not running out, an international report said on Monday. MIAMI (Reuters) - There has been little action in the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season so far, but that may be about to change.