Tuesday, 19 February 2008
How its economic miracle has not helped the peasants living in Stone Age poverty
China has swept to economic might on the back of a political system which resembles no other on earth.
Link to China: How its economic miracle has not helped the peasants living in Stone Age poverty | the Daily Mail
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Trial and error - the war on malaria
It is the world's deadliest disease, killing more than 900,000 a year in Africa alone. But can Bill Gates's dollars create a vaccine that would save a continent's children?
Link to Trial and error - the war on malaria | Science | The Observer
Beijing petrol stations to close
China is closing 10% of Beijing's petrol stations to improve air quality ahead of the Olympics in August.By the end of May, 144 will shut because they are not expected to meet higher environmental standards, according to state media.
Link to BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Beijing petrol stations to close
Friday, 15 February 2008
Spotlight on Lagos poverty crisis
We have report from Lagos in Nigeria on how the city's spiralling population has increased the numbers living in slums. Formerly the capital of Nigeria, Lagos's uncontrolled population growth has made one of the world's largest cities one of the world's largest slums.
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Link to Channel 4 - News - Spotlight on Lagos poverty crisis
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Water profile of Sierra Leone - Encyclopedia of Earth
Water information by country
Link to Water profile of Sierra Leone - Encyclopedia of Earth
Ethical Insight
Link to Ethical Insight | Latest issue: 83, 31 Jan 2008 - 13 Feb 2008
Webcam in the forest
A World Land Trust initiative is putting a webcam in the Ecuadorian rainforest to keep an eye on the many endangered species, using the internet as a tool for conservation.
The project has been set up in the Fundación Jocotoco Buenaventura Reserve in south-west Ecuador, and it has taken six months to install the equipment and establish a satellite connection for the feed.
The trust wants to plant half a million trees on the reserve in the next three years. It employs 20 local people full-time to work in the reserve, which has won recognition from the national government and is run entirely by Ecuadorian nationals. Altogether, the WLT has bought up eight reserves in the Ecuadorian region in partnership with the Fundación Jocotoco.
Fundación Jocotoco is an Ecuadorian organisation established to protect areas of critical importance to the conservation of Ecuador's 1,600 birds species - about 17% of the world's total, and almost as many as neighbouring Colombia and Peru, both of which are countries about five times as large.
Link to - The WEB CAM
Link to Webcam in the forest | Climate Change | Guardian Unlimited
Has the congestion charge been effective in reducing London's traffic?
Ken Livingstone yesterday announced the most wide-ranging shake-up of the London congestion charge in its controversial history. The capital's Mayor is proposing that the daily fee, which next week marks its fifth anniversary, would more than triple to £25 for gas-guzzling vehicles. Meanwhile, the levy could be scrapped altogether for the most environment-friendly vehicles.
Link to The Big Question: Has the congestion charge been effective in reducing London's traffic? - Home News, UK - Independent.co.uk
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Stats4Schools
Statistics paint a picture of who we are, where we live, and what we do. They help people, firms and government make choices which shape our lives.
stats4schools is about helping teachers and pupils to get more from statistics. For pupils, we have datasets you can download and include in your own projects, free of charge. For teachers, we have lesson plans and worksheets, which you are free to download and use in class.
stats4schools is managed by the independent Office for National Statistics, and includes data from across government.
Link to Stats4Schools > Homepage
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) provides scenarios that show how our climate might change and co-ordinates research on dealing with our future climate.
Link to UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
'leave it off'
Britons are being asked to "leave it off" later this month, to show that cutting home energy use can have an impact on climate change.During E-Day, which begins on 27 February, people will be asked to switch off electrical items not in use.
Link to BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | UK homes urged to 'leave it off'
Monday, 4 February 2008
Volcano Images
Maurice and Katia Kraft site... some excellent images and short film clips
Link to Au rythme des volcans
Sunday, 3 February 2008
How to survive hazards when you are on holiday!
CLICK on a label to find out how to survive the various hazards
Link to Education for Geo-Hazards - How to survive hazards when you are on holiday!
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
UK paying for 'migrant baby boom'
The NHS is spending £350m a year to provide maternity services for foreign-born mothers, £200m more than a decade ago, the BBC has found.Immigration has raised the birth rate so fast that some units have closed, so that midwives could be moved to areas of urgent need.
Link to BBC NEWS | Health | UK paying for 'migrant baby boom'
China Weather Crisis
The heaviest snow in decades is continuing to cause transport chaos throughout China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. BBC News website readers have described their experiences of travelling across southern China.
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Link to BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Travellers describe China chaos