Monday, August 16th, 2010
SCIENCE DAILY – Researches at the University of Gothenburg have shown how climate change many million years ago has influenced the geographical range of plants by modelling climate preferences for extinct species. The method can also be used to predict what effects climate change of today and tomorrow will have on future distributions of plants and
Monday, August 16th, 2010
STUFFNZ – Land information is on the hunt for technology firms to develop innovative web services, similar to Google Maps, using its vast collections of land data. It says easy access to geographic information can stimulate economic growth. New Zealand is losing $1.3 million in productivity a day because it is failing to exploit the benefits of
Monday, August 16th, 2010
FIG – Terrestrial Laser Scanning is quite legitimately starting to take a larger stake in the domain of mainstream land surveying. This technological advancement is similar in significance for the industry to what RTK GPS was doing a decade or so ago, and it seems only logical that over the next decade 3D scanning technology will
Monday, August 16th, 2010
NOVINTE BULGARIA – The southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast continues to experience problems with the electric power supply, turning everyday life and vacation into an ordeal for thousands of residents and visitors. Areas north on the Black Sea City of Burgas and the historic beach town of Sozopol woke up without light, air conditioning and hot water again Monday
Monday, August 16th, 2010
ICENEWS – Due to extremely heavy rainfall predicted in South Iceland today, the risk of flooding from the Eyjafjallajokull glacier is considered high and such floods would be thick with mud and volcanic ash from this spring’s eruption. Read More
Monday, August 16th, 2010
JRC – During the last weeks, Portugal has seen conditions of high and very high fire danger. These conditions that favour fire ignition and spread lead to a number of simultaneous forest fires in Northern Portugal. Fire danger forecast provided by the European Forest Fire Information System. Read More
Monday, August 16th, 2010
BBC – The tour, in September, will see the prince joined for part of the trip by the Duchess of Cornwall to launch new initiatives and existing ones. They include a major scheme to encourage people in Wales to help sustain tropical rainforests. There are also much smaller-scale projects, including allotments in public spaces such as
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
NORWAY POST – In light of the many hijackings of ships in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia, a Norwegian security company has now developed a new method to help avoid pirate attacks. Jeppesen Marine, in cooperation with Bergen Risk Solutions (BRS), has created an interactive map that includes updated information about
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
THE HINDU – Asserting that oil and gas blocks are national assets and companies are merely contractors, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry is of the view that the reported strategic stake sale of oil fields in Rajasthan by Cairn India to London-based Vendanta Resources could be allowed only with prior government permission that would
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
OPTIMUM POP – A multi-million pound project to create a testing platform for wave energy devices in Cornwall has ground to a halt. Engineers have postponed plans to float the copper cable ashore after it sank, raising fears it could become enmeshed on the seabed. The cable, which was 650ft (200m) from land on Thursday
