Populations of Caribbean reef fish have plummeted between 32% and 72% over the past decade in response to widespread disappearance of coral, according to a new study.
One of the best-known and most lamented of these losses has been associated with the widespread disappearance and degradation of ancient species-rich meadows and pastures in Western Europe.
In 2003, researchers fingered diclofenac as the cause of the sudden and widespread disappearance of three of India's most common vultures: the white-backed, the slender-billed, and the Indian vulture.
The report documented human rights violations between April 18 and Aug. 18, including the disproportionate use of force and extrajudicial killings by the Nicaraguan police, disappearances, widespread arbitrary detentions and instances of torture and sexual violence in detention centers.
Iran must be told that its further reliance on violence, curtailment of civil liberties and basic freedoms, widespread arbitrary detentions and disappearances will not earn it public peace or international legitimacy.
Mr. Rawlins reportedly threatened widespread violence after the disappearance of his pregnant companion, for which he blamed the police.
Mr. Gongadze's disappearance ignited widespread protests and months of political crisis after secret recordings made in the office of President Leonid D. Kuchma were played in Parliament.
Better preventive medicine, a decline in infant mortality, and the near disappearance of widespread famine after 1709 all served to increase the population.
