Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
A partnership has been established to tackle the range of threats facing forests in the Mediterranean region, such as water scarcity and fires. Each year, wildfires in the region claim up to 1m hectares of forests, at an estimated cost of 1bn euros (£870m). The new partnership was launched at the 2nd Mediterranean Forest Week, which is
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Following on the heels of Google’s Streetview launch in Germany, Microsoft says it plans to add a similar service to its popular Bing Maps service. The company is also trying to avoid the privacy issues and public debates that contributed to delays in the introduction of Google’s pioneering service. Read More
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
ESA’s Envisat satellite has measured record low levels of ozone over the Euro-Atlantic sector of the northern hemisphere during March. This record low was caused by unusually strong winds, known as the polar vortex, which isolated the atmospheric mass over the North Pole and prevented it from mixing with air in the mid-latitudes. This led to very
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Building a lasting city identity and reputation is one of the profound, but also mysterious, goals that city leaders face. If we can build a city identity that is attractive, or powerful, or commands affection and wonder, or a sense of belonging, confidence, or trust, that identity will help us to solve many of the
Monday, April 4th, 2011
A third of Iowa’s House Republicans would be jammed into the same legislative districts as their peers under proposed redistricting maps released Thursday. It means that those legislators – including House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer – will either have to run against another incumbent, move to a different district or retire. Read More
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Turkey’s Uluhan Group is set to construct a new real estate project in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul. The company broke ground for the Esenyurt Towers of Babel, which will consist of 1,050 houses and 151 commercial units, with a ceremony on Sunday. The project is worth 160 million Turkish Liras and expected to be completed
Monday, April 4th, 2011
The objective of the fair was to create environmental awareness among employees working in the energy and industry with a special focus on young children, which in turn will have a positive effect for the whole community. Every year the event convenes a large number of companies from Qatar under a common theme and the
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Project TRANSMIT – Training Research and Applications Network to Support the Mitigation of Ionospheric Threats, comprises a consortium of leading Universities and Research Centers in Europe, with associated partners from top industry stakeholders. The ionosphere can cause serious problems to GNSS satellites signals, in particular related to extreme solar events. The next solar maximum is
Monday, April 4th, 2011
British architects have become political and cultural punch-bags, and the Budget’s “radically relaxed” planning rules in Enterprise Zones will batter them even more. Ruth Reed, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba), welcomes the Chancellor’s proposal with a pathos-laden hope that the new rules will “protect the essential requirements of sustainability and good
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
The greatest risk is believed to be in Pori, on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia and at the mouth of the Kokemäenjoki river. More than 20,000 people live within the area that could be susceptible to exceptional seasonal flooding. Matters are exacerbated by the fact that there are a number of locations in
