Sunday 2nd September 2012
A good thing:
Some Peruvians are relying on so-called cloud catchers, who are set up tightly woven nets at the top of the mountain Cerro Nueva Esperanza, about 1,000m above sea level, which trap fog in order to bring about rainfall and therefore a water supply.
Watch: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/08/20128266314254549.html
A bad thing:
A 7.6-magnitude undersea earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines, destroying roads and bridges, sending people fleeing to higher ground and triggering tsunami warnings across the region.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/31/earthquake-philippines-triggers-tsunami-warning
A thing to change:
Avaaz: Last week an enraged crowd threatened to burn Rimsha alive, and in 24 hours a judge will decide whether she goes free or stays in jail. Rimsha is a minor with mental disabilities and often isn't in control of her actions. Yet local police here in Pakistan have charged her with desecrating the Koran, and we are afraid for her life.
Ask President Zardari of Pakistan to save Rimsha and demand protection for her and other vulnerable minority families.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/pakistan_save_my_daughter/?bZBrOab&v=17436