Tim Hewison
Nigeria’s plastic bottle house
Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment
– The bullet-proof Nigerian dwelling made from discarded containers
Posted on
November 12th, 2011
Would You Believe?
First ‘quadruple rainbow’ imaged
Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment
– After a study to determine how to spot them, rainbow hunters capture the first-ever images of “tertiary” and “quaternary” rainbows – a full quartet of colours.
Posted on
October 12th, 2011
Earth Observation, Weather, Would You Believe?
Ultraviolet link to cold winters
Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment
– Larger than expected variations in the Sun’s ultraviolet output can explain weather patterns in recent northern hemisphere winters, including the UK’s cold spells, scientists conclude.
Posted on
October 12th, 2011
Climate, Earth Observation, Weather
Sun storms ‘could get stronger’
Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment
New research suggests solar storms could become more disruptive within decades.
Posted on
August 21st, 2011
Earth Observation, Technology
Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists
Originally Published by Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Rising greenhouse emissions could tip off aliens that we are a rapidly expanding threat, warns a report
Posted on
August 20th, 2011
Climate, Would You Believe?
Very large protected areas preserve wilderness but ignore rare species, analysis finds
Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News
– A new study analyzes the contribution to conservation of the 63 largest protected areas. These areas preserve wilderness and are important to the conservation of some ecoregions, but they do not overlap greatly with areas of highest conservation concern.
Posted on
November 13th, 2010
Biodiversity, Ecosystems
Green: Global Warming for Gamers
– In the new strategy video game “Fate of the World,” players singlehandedly confront that daunting challenge, while tackling peak oil, overpopulation and saving the rain forest to boot.
Posted on
November 13th, 2010
Climate, Politics, Technology
‘Cloud seeding’ not effective at producing rain as once thought, new research shows
Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News
– Recent research in Israel reveals that the common practice of cloud seeding with materials such as silver iodide and frozen carbon dioxide may not be as effective as it had been hoped.
Posted on
November 12th, 2010
Technology, Water
Is climate science disinformation a crime?
Originally Published by Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
– Deeply irresponsible corporate-sponsored programmes of disinformation have potentially harsh effects upon tens of millions of people
Japan offers hope to biodiversity summit with $2bn conservation fund
Originally Published by The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
– Progress of conference boosted by rapid improvement in negotiations, with 15 of 20 targets agreed upon.
Posted on
November 1st, 2010
Biodiversity, Politics
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA