Stunning Electric-Blue Flames Erupt From Volcanoes Indonesia’s Kawah Ijen and other craters emit rivers of light from burning sulfur. Sulfur combusts on contact with air to create stunning blue lava-like rivers of light in the Kawah Ijen crater on the island of Java. Photograph by Olivier Grunewald NG Staff Brian Clark Howard National Geographic Published January 30, Continue Reading →
Search smh: Search in: National Times Tony Abbott downplays role of climate change in current drought Date February 17, 2014 – 3:58PM 7 reading now Peter Hannam Environment Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald Prime Minister Tony Abbott met grazier Kym Cramp of “Mount Gipps” station near Broken Hill, NSW, as part of a drought tour Continue Reading →
The Observer carries a warning by Labour leader Ed Miliband that climate change is now a national security threat. Dame Helen Mirren is pictured. She tells the paper of her concern over rising levels of screen violence towards women. Continue reading the main story 1/8 The storms and flooding continue to generate headlines with reports Continue Reading →
farm output and investment Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:41am EST 0 Comments Tweet Share this Email Print (Edits) * Floods destroy cattle feed, bedding in SW England * Erratic weather, volatile prices threaten investment By Nigel Hunt LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Floods in southwest England and elsewhere have submerged crops and destroyed cattle bedding Continue Reading →
Science & Environment Home World Asia India China UK Business Health Science/Environment Technology Entertainment Video 15 February 2014 Last updated at 19:32 Wavier jet stream ‘may drive weather shift’ By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News, Chicago Pallab Ghosh: “We may have to get used to winters where spells of weather go on for weeks Continue Reading →
M A I N N E W S Oceans to help power coastal homes Vijay Mohan Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 15 Studies are underway to determine the feasibility of harnessing the movement of ocean water to generate electricity as part a government initiative to exploit renewable sources of energy. The use of ocean waves, currents Continue Reading →