The UK government has given a massive boost to world ambitions to develop clean-coal technology. It announced a decision that will herald a new generation of coal-fired power stations in the UK - but all of them will have to have their CO2 emissions partially captured by cutting-edge technology.
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Saturday, 25 April 2009
Climate change threatens Ganges, Niger and other mighty rivers
This map shows the change in run-off inferred from streamflow records worldwide between 1948 and 2004, with bluish colors indicating more streamflow and reddish colors less. Graphic: Journal of Climate, modified by UCAR
Some of the mightiest rivers on the planet, including the Ganges, the Niger, and the Yellow river in China, are drying up because of climate change, a study of global waterways warned yesterday.
Climate change threatens Ganges, Niger and other mighty rivers | Environment | The Guardian
London 2012 aerial pictures show Olympic Park's changing skyline
The latest set of aerial photographs of the London 2012 olympic show just how far the building works have come along. Compare this aerial view of the Olympic Village site in April 2007...
London 2012 aerial pictures show Olympic Park's changing skyline - Telegraph