03/29/2013 11:01 AM ID: 93095 Permalink U.S Scientists Create Image of Seafloor Forming Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California in San Diego say they now have a better idea of how new seafloor in the Pacific Ocean is created. By using electromagnetic technology, researchers made unique images of a site Continue Reading →
28.03.2013 | 13:00 The Queen of Icelandic Volcanoes (KH) In the past two days news broke about unusual seismic activity around the volcano Hekla. Naturally, it became talk of the town. Officially, a level of uncertainty has been issued and the related parties continue to monitor Hekla closely. So can you by keeping your eyes Continue Reading →
Stanford survey: Americans back preparation for extreme weather and sea-level rise Posted On: March 28, 2013 – 9:00pm Images told the story: lower Manhattan in darkness, coastal communities washed away, cars floating in muck. Superstorm Sandy, a harbinger of future extreme weather intensified by climate change, caught the country off guard in October. Unprepared for Continue Reading →
Greenland halts new oil drilling licences Government reluctant to hand out new permits while exploration under existing licences will be subject to more scrutiny Share3714 inShare.8 Email Terry Macalister The Guardian, Wednesday 27 March 2013 22.47 GMT Jump to comments (6) Greenpeace activists climb an oil rig off the Greenland coast in 2011. The country Continue Reading →
Solar-powered plane to make coast-to-coast US tour in scientific first Solar Impulse, which has a top speed of 50mph, will showcase technology that allows it to fly night and day without jet fuel Share72 inShare.1 Email Rory Carroll in Los Angeles guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 March 2013 21.43 GMT Jump to comments (11) Bertrand Piccard and Continue Reading →
UK’s CO2 emissions up 4.5% in 2012 • Huge jump in coal use in power stations prompts rise • Scotland renewables production hits record levels Share115 inShare.6 Email Damian Carrington and Severin Carrell guardian.co.uk, Thursday 28 March 2013 16.48 GMT Eggborough power station, a coal-fired plant near Selby, North Yorkshire. Photograph: John Giles/PA The UK’s Continue Reading →