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Power Potential and Pitfalls on the Congo: Developing Africa’s Cleanest and Largest Hydropower Opportunity
The erratic progress made by the Democratic Republic of the Congo in capitalizing on the power of the Congo River for development of its economy is charted in this news analysis by writer Peter Fairley. The Congo River, second only to the Amazon in hydrological significance, has, he writes, the potential to power a continent but until now this promise has been unrealized. Read his analysis here.
Peter Fairley, posted on
March 8th, 2010
Articles, Economy, Energy, Featured Article, Politics, Water
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Thick Ice in the Gulf of Bothnia
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
Acquired March 5, 2010, this true-color image shows ice filling part of the Gulf of Bothnia. Ice lines much of the coast, including the area around Sundsvall.
Posted on
March 8th, 2010
Earth Observation, Water
Environmental disaster looms from River Po oil spill
Originally Published by ENN
Huge iceberg ‘threatens sea-life’
Originally Published by BBC News
Posted on
March 3rd, 2010
Ecosystems, Water
U.K. agency calls for greater flood protection
Originally Published by EarthNews
Arctic ice arches in peril
Originally Published by New Scientist - Environment
Shark-filled aquarium in Dubai shopping centre cracks open
Originally Published by The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Posted on
March 1st, 2010
Water, Would You Believe?
Whaling Commission Proposes Return to Commercial Whaling
Originally Published by ENS
Posted on
February 26th, 2010
Biodiversity, Politics, Water
First images from ESA’s water mission
Originally Published by Observing the Earth
Posted on
February 25th, 2010
Earth Observation, Water
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