PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: crises http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Man-made crises 'outrunning our ability to deal with them,' scientists warn The world faces a compounding series of crises driven by human activity, which existing governments and institutions are increasingly powerless to cope with, a group of eminent environmental scientists and economists has warned. http://www.physorg.com/news171883610.html Space & Earth Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:40:01 EST news171883610 Better water use could reduce future food crises If the overall water resources in river basins were acknowledged and managed better, future food crises could be significantly reduced, say researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment Institute and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. http://www.physorg.com/news160754312.html Space & Earth Tue, 05 May 2009 14:59:19 EST news160754312 Researchers call for independent body to monitor deaths in wars and other crises... and more The accurate documentation of deaths during wars and other humanitarian emergencies is critical to grading the severity of the crisis and adjusting relief operations accordingly, and yet collection of data on death rates is often incomplete, say two researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news134108480.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:21:20 EST news134108480