Blogging the End of the World™
By DAVID JOLLY4 March 2012 There might just be something to the idea of marine reserves, a recent survey of the Mediterranean Sea suggests. Scientists led by Enric Sala, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence and a marine ecologist with the Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes in Spain, studied rocky reefs around Mediterranean shores, comparing places […]
By Grant Potter and Graham Salinger3 March 2012 A recent report by The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), offers new insight into the threat that climate change poses to the livelihood of millions of farmers worldwide. The report, Mapping Hotspots of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in the Global Tropics [pdf], maps areas […]
VIDEO: From dust to deluge By Amelia Harris, Michelle Ainsworth, Aaron Langmaid, John Dagge, and AAP5 March 2012 AS the nation’s flood crisis claims its second victim after record rainfall in three states, communities continue sandbagging as Numurkah’s hospital closes due to extensive damage. The second man died after his was car washed off a […]
The key to cooling damaged nuclear plants now poses a major radioactive worry and storage challenge. By PHRED DVORAK, with Mitsuru Obe29 February 2012 OKUMA, Japan – Nearly a year after the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami sparked triple meltdowns at reactors here, the taming of Fukushima Daiichi has become in large part a […]
28 February 2012 (Brookings) – As 2012 begins, a growing number of Americans believe global warming is occurring. This is one of the key findings from the latest National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC). Other highlights include: More Americans than ever are pointing to experiences with warmer temperatures as the main […]
Watch Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. Frontline interviews workers and citizens who recall events in the first nine days of the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Inside Japan’s nuclear meltdowns Technorati Tags: Fukushima,Japan,pollution,infrastructure failure
By Ben Cubby6 March 2012 CRACKS are appearing in the state’s response to rising sea levels, with one council facing potential legal action from a developer and other residents worried about planning controls and insurance risks. Lake Macquarie Council recently updated its recommendations for about 10,000 people living up to three metres above the average […]
By arevamirpal::laprimavera 3 March 2012 Kyodo News reports (3/3/2012), nearly one year later: ＳＰＥＥＤＩ予測「公表できない」 文科省文書に記載 SPEEDI simulation “cannot be made public”, according to a document by Ministry of Education and Science 東京電力福島第１原発事故５日目の昨年３月１５日、緊急時迅速放射能影響予測ネットワークシステム（ＳＰＥＥＤＩ）による放射性物質の拡散予測について、当時の高木義明文部科学相ら政務三役や文科省幹部が協議し「一般にはとても公表できない内容と判断」と記した内部文書が作成されていたことが２日、同省関係者への取材で分かった。 It was revealed on 2 March 2012 by speaking with the people involved at the Ministry of Education and Science that an internal memo […]
Despite rainfall during the summer the autumn has been very dry, river flows are still very low in some parts of the country, particularly in catchments where groundwater supports river flows. We are starting to see some rivers nearing their lowest ever recorded flows for November. These include the Coln at Bibury (Cotswolds), Nene at […]
Stakeholders from the insurance industry met with members of the U.S. Senate to acknowledge the role global warming plays in extreme weather-related losses, and to issue a call for action. By Pat Speer, Insurance Networking News2 March 2012 The politics of global warming have typically involved much debate as to the role climate change plays […]
