And We Thought The 80s Were Disastrous

Oxfam is reporting that the number of weather related disasters have quadrupled in the past 20 years. As the worlds population increases, the demand for additional living area amplifies. More people living in the same amount of space; more people to be affected by a natural disaster. Now imagine increasing the amount of natural disasters.
An average of 500 such disasters are now taking place each year, compared to 120 in the 1980s, the report says. In that same amount of time there has been 6 times as many floods.
Oxfam warns world-wide communities, especially those directly affected by climate change, to seek aid to prepare for future weather catastrophes. If not then the ability to respond to such a disaster will be overpowering. Source.

The Future Looks Promising -For The Rich.

Oxfam, a UK aid charity (both aid & charity necessary? Or should it be charity aid?) warn that Europe's demand for 10% of all transport fuels to come from plants by the year 2020 could harm the worlds poorest people. Oxfam warns that poor farmers have a risk of being forced off of their land to make room for industrial farmers.
The European Commission says it is working to make sure its bio fuel policy does not backfire. ".. It is unacceptable that poor people in developing countries should bear the cost of questionable attempts to cut emissions in Europe," advices Robert Bailey, a policy advisor at Oxfam. Source.