Monday, March 12th, 2012
Seamounts are considered as hotspots of marine biodiversity but remain poorly known. Component of the Global Census of Marine Life on Seamounts, the SeamountsOnline gathers data on species that have been observed or collected from seamounts and makes them freely-available online. You may search either a given taxon (all metazoan species are considered) or a
Monday, March 12th, 2012
The first involves the orbit of “sentinel satellites” in 2012-2015. It aims to acquire an ability to perform fast mapping disaster (earthquake, flooding, oil spills …) to facilitate the organization of relief by providing a view of the situation on the ground within hours. It is a goal ” extremely ambitious at this stage given the current shortfall
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Höegh LNG has entered into a ten year time charter for a floating LNG storage and regasification unit to be used as an LNG import terminal in Lithuania. The agreement is subject to the approval of the shareholders of AB Klaipedos Nafta. The Lithuanian state owns 70.63% of Klaipedos Nafta’s shares. Read More
Monday, March 12th, 2012
The City of Helsinki is experimenting for the first time with a new way of visualising what the planned 33-storey tower hotel in the Jätkäsaari former docklands neighbourhood would look like from various directions. Before their Tuesday meeting, the members of the City Planning Board will pay a visit to the area. They will tour on a
Monday, March 12th, 2012
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has postponed until 2013 the development of environment protection guidelines to regulate shipping in polar waters. Environment groups have repeatedly expressed concern about the grave risks posed by increased shipping to the fragile ecosystems in the Arctic. Friends of the Earth US and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society see
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
The Chinese company CSOT launched its 110-inch 3D TFT-LCD screen in Beijing Friday, the world’s largest screen of its kind. The 3.34 square meter screen is a display with a resolution of 4,000 x 2,000 pixels and 800 nits of brightness that allows consumers to better enjoy high definition videos. Read More
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
China is planning to launch “100 rockets, 100 satellites” by 2015 as part of its ambitious space expansion programme. China has set a target of completing a space mission of “100 rockets, 100 satellites” between 2011 and 2015, according to a space official. On average, China will complete about 20 launch missions each year before
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
A local developer has been booked for allegedly grabbing two acres of government land reserved for a school by making forged land documents and extracts. The plot is situated near the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation headquarters. Two aides of the builder, Ram Wadhwa, have also been booked. “I had received a complaint from a local alleging
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
The new fee of up to $150 per habitable building applies to rural homeowners where the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection provides wildland fire prevention services. About 800,000 rural property owners in the state will receive bills around mid-2012. Read More
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
The fascination with the Titanic just goes on and on. The latest tantalizing development is a sneak preview of the first comprehensive map of the ship’s wreckage strewn along at the bottom of the North Atlantic. The expedition, co-sponsored by the RMS Titanic Inc., the U.S. National Park Service, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts and
