Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Rapid population growth and natural resource degradation in the Nile River Basin pose the risk of intensified hunger and poverty in the region and require better, more forward-looking development planning to prevent that from happening, FAO said today. The warning came as the UN agency presented governments in the region with the results of a decade-long
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Homeowners who decide to save money by generating their own renewable energy for the National Grid are to lose almost half their Government subsidy, prematurely published documents suggested yesterday. Drastic cuts to the feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar power, the guaranteed income to anyone who installs working solar panels in their roof, are likely to be
Friday, October 28th, 2011
The energy density map above shows the energy consumed by buildngs – both electricity and natural gas – for an ultra-high efficiency scenario. Energy and carbon can be reduced in the context of population and employment growth if alternative building standards and retrofits are implemented between the present day and the year 2036. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
A Cranfield business has won its share of a consortium contract with the government of the Philippines. GPS vehicle tracking systems specialist AutoAlert Ltd put forward a tender to develop a system to improve taxi (jeepney) scheduling and monitoring in the Island of Cebu, The company, based at the Cubic centre, at Cranfield University, has been given
Friday, October 28th, 2011
NASA launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, the first satellite to monitor climate change and measures of the main meteorological variables. The rocket Delta II , the United Launch Alliance, carrying the satellite NPP was torn from its launch pad 48 at 9 am GMT. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
The Mekong River provides food, water and work for millions of people, but development plans for hydroelectric dams pose a threat to the environment and diets. As a key decision looms, neighbors look on anxiously. Read More
Friday, October 28th, 2011
This Envisat image shows part of Greenland’s west coast – home to one of the fastest and most active glaciers in the world, Sermeq Kujalleq. At the centre of the image the glacier’s sea mouth is visible: the Ilulissat fjord. A fjord is a narrow inlet carved by glacial activity.A UNESCO World Heritage since 2004, Ilulissat
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Officials in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria State have called for investigations into allegations that Ugandan authorities have unilaterally moved their shared border, fueling land disputes and insecurity. Read More
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
What would the island be called? And who would own it? Spewing magma and growing in height, an underwater volcano off the Canary Island of El Hierro has captured the imagination of locals in recent weeks. It could eventually rise from the sea to create a new part of the archipelago. Read More
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Some of the world’s fastest growing population centers in Asia and Africa are at greatest risk from the impact of climate change, according to a new report. The Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), published by UK-based risk analysis and mapping company Maplecroft, examined the climate risks and adaptive capacity of 193 nations factoring in population concentration,
