And sea levels could rise by one half meter.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

The women go for the gold in three other events, including the long jump, and four-by-400 meter relay and 1,500 meters.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

But,she said,the crew was cutting only a 30-meter firebreak, one-third the size ordered nationwide last week by Prime Minister Putin.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

"The key finding of this meeting is that we have up to one-meter sea-level rise by 2100, based on our new insight of glaciers.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Surrounded by 30-meter tall pines, she said she was praying for rain - and keeping her documents in her car for a quick escape.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

And that is exactly what I set out to do." The last event of the Championships will be the final of the men's four-by-400-meter relay.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

Failure to maintain tight control of glucose levels - by measuring blood sugar with a meter and compensating with doses of insulin - can result in serious health complications, including blindness, kidney failure and heart disease.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

In the men's 100-meter hurdles, Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados nosed out Terrence Trammell of the United States by one-100th of a second to win his nation's first-ever World Championship gold medal in a national record time of 13.14 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Zhou Yang broke the women's beating the previous mark held by compatriot Wang Meng.Zhou, Wang and their two teammates bettered the mark in the 3000-meter relay that China had set at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01