In Barcelona, were the last talks on climate protection in front of Copenhagen. Russia will join the trade greenhouse gases. In Russia, make amendments to the Law on Environmental Protection. The Chinese are suffering from lack of drinking water. Cat first caught the virus of influenza A/H1N1.

In Africa, the emerging new ocean. Scientists have decoded the genome of pigs, horses, and cucumber. Russian scientists have developed a wind farm the size of a suitcase. Modern quake are the echoes of ancient catastrophes. Animal lovers protest against animal testing.

Rain water is safe for health. Photo fact of the week: An unusual friendship in the animal world. Review of the week with 02/11/2009 to 08/11/2009. In Barcelona, were the last talks on climate protection to Copenhagen in Barcelona ended the latest round of negotiations on a new climate agreement. The talks began before the final meeting of States Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change held in December in Copenhagen. Despite the fact that at a meeting in Barcelona was attended by over 4,500 delegates from 181 countries participants were unable to reach a common decision on the financing of measures to adapt to the impacts of global warming and determine the medium-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions of industrialized developed countries. However, for some items could move forward. For example, an agreement was reached on the provisions concerning the definition of ways of adapting to the impacts of global warming technology transfer and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through the struggle with the decrease of forests.