Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
This year is the second consecutive year in Chile’s history that thermoelectricity will surpass hydraulic energy production in the central south of Chile, due to the combination of stable oil prices and low rainfalls leaving water reservoirs well-below-average levels in the past two years. Read More
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Massimo De Martini’s face assumes a look of concentrated pleasure as he slips the delicate sheet of paper, 16in by 27in, from its protective plastic sleeve. He spreads the page carefully across a leather bureau top. It’s a map of the world, printed in Florence in 1482. It smells musty, with a citrus top note, and
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Danish civil aviation authorities have closed a sector of Danish airspace off the northwest Jutland coast due to ash in the air from Icelandic volcano Grímsvötn. The ban came into effect at 6am and will be in remain in place until at least 12pm. However with winds continuing to blow in from the west, meteorologists forecast
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
It’s interesting the prototype of spatial data infrastructure for Guatemala that is preparing the General Secretary of planning and programming of the SEGEPLAN’s Presidency. We had seen in the video presentation of Moses Poyatos and Walter Giron from SITIMI in the 4th gvSIG’s days; at the end of the presentation mentioned that the IDEs was
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Concerned over the shrinking tree population in the city and its suburbs, the forest department is set to launch a census in the Chennai Metropolitan Area, sprawling over 1,189 sq km, in the first week of June. The mammoth two-phase exercise is expected to throw up data on the indigenous vegetation on the city’s landscape
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The recent dry weather which saw just 24 per cent of the average rainfall for April is likely to become a more frequent occurrence in the future due to the impacts of climate change. Therefore long term planning is needed to ensure sufficient water is available during hotter, drier summers.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The report conducts a comparative study of potential national governance structures for REDD+. The role of such structures will be to channel resources from the international level to measures on the ground that have the capacity to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. As REDD+ is still mainly on the drawing table, the analysis is based
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake which triggered a massive tsunami and devastated coastal region of Japan was so powerful that it shifted the ocean floor sideways by 79 feet, scientists have claimed. The immense amount of seismic stress that remain there following the March 11 earthquake has also put the region at risk of further powerful earthquakes, the
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Swedish-based Lundin Petroleum is confident of success in the Skalle project, the company’s first exploration drilling in the Barents Sea. The company this week announced that exploration drilling has started at the Skalle prospect in the Barents Sea. The planned total depth is 2,650 meters below mean seal level and the well will be drilled
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Brazil is currently preparing to host three major events that will focus the world’s attention on the country’s cities: the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in May 2012, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. While these events represent numerous opportunities for Brazil’s cities, they are also economic gambles. These short
