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‘Massive’ Coastal Floods Predicted as Storms Flood Britain
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on February 7th, 2014
Environment News Service: Met Office forecasters warn that strong winds and big waves will bring risk of flooding and damaging winds along Britain`s southern and southwestern coasts into the weekend, intensifying storm conditions that have persisted all week. Globally, coastal regions face "massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding during the 21st century," new research predicts.
Over the next three days, more rain and very strong winds are in the forecast as Atlantic storm Ruth batters Britain this weekend...
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Comments Off on ‘Massive’ Coastal Floods Predicted as Storms Flood BritainState Dept. Admits Keystone XL Pipeline Climate Impact
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on February 1st, 2014
Environment News Service: In its final environmental review of TransCanada`s proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the U.S. State Department today acknowledges for the first time that the pipeline could "significantly impact" climate change.
Unlike its previous reviews of the pipeline, the State Department`s new Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement does not claim that the environmental impacts of the pipeline would be minimal.
Instead, the State Department FEIS says, "The total direct and indirect emissions associated...
TransCanada Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes in Manitoba
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on January 27th, 2014
Environment News Service: A TransCanada natural gas pipeline ruptured and exploded early Saturday morning in an isolated area near the town of Otterburne, 25 kilometers (15 miles) south of Winnipeg. The pre-dawn pipeline break and resulting explosion sent a massive fireball into the night sky.
The incident on the sweet natural gas pipeline owned and operated by Calgary-based TransCanada Pipeline Inc. was reported to the National Energy Board at 3 am local time Saturday. Local residents were not harmed, but as a precaution...
Crops Eating Into World’s Natural Land Base
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on January 24th, 2014
Environment News Service: Lands covering an area the size of Brazil could be degraded by 2050 if conversion of natural lands to crop lands continues, warns a report by the UN Environment Programme, presented at the ongoing World Economic Conference in Davos.
The report, "Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with Sustainable Supply," was produced by the International Resource Panel, a consortium of 27 internationally renowned resource scientists, 33 national governments and other groups, hosted by UNEP.
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Kenya Burns Indigenous People Out of Ancestral Lands
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on January 23rd, 2014
Environment News Service: The Kenyan government has sent Kenya Forest Service guards, with police support, to Embobut Forest in the Cherangany Hills to forcibly and illegally evict thousands of Sengwer indigenous people from their ancestral forest lands and burn their homes and belongings.
Cherangany Hills, rolling slopes in Kenya`s western highlands, are one of the country`s five main forests. In their forest glades high in the Cherangany Hills, Sengwer homes have been being torched for the last 10 days. Today the Administrative...
California Governor Declares Drought Emergency
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on January 18th, 2014
Environment News Service: With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, and drinking water supplies at risk in many California communities, Governor Jerry Brown today proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to prepare for these drought conditions.
"Extremely dry conditions have persisted since 2012 and may continue beyond this year and more regularly into the future, based on scientific projections regarding the impact of climate change on California's snowpack,"...
EPA: Bristol Bay Mine Threatens World’s Largest Salmon Fishery
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on January 16th, 2014
Environment News Service: Proposed large-scale mining in Alaska`s Bristol Bay watershed would pose risks to the world`s largest sockeye salmon fishery and Alaska Native cultures dependent on salmon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concludes in its final Bristol Bay Assessment released today.
The report, titled "An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska," is a scientific report, not a decision document, Dennis McLerran, regional administrator for EPA Region 10, told reporters...
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Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on January 10th, 2014
Environment News Service: The River Thames continues to rise in response to recent heavy rainfall, and communities in the south of England should be prepared for further flooding this week from groundwater and rivers, warns the UK Environment Agency.
Following a week of torrential rains, strong winds, storm surges and high tides that have left seven dead and hundreds of homes inundated, further flooding is expected along the River Thames.
The Environment Agency warns that water levels will continue to rise, even though...
United Kingdom: River of Plastic Found Beneath the Thames
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on January 2nd, 2014
Environment News Service: Thousands of pieces of plastic have been discovered submerged along the river bed of the upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Natural History Museum.
Flowing through the city of London, the 346 km (215 mile) long River Thames is often considered clean, with pollution a thing of the past. Rising at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, the Thames flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. On its way, the river drains the whole of Greater London.
Some...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on United Kingdom: River of Plastic Found Beneath the ThamesUnwanted Greenhouse Gas Could Boost Geothermal Power Output
Posted by Environment News Service: None Given on December 27th, 2013
Environment News Service: Researchers are developing a new kind of geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted carbon dioxide, CO2, underground -- and use the greenhouse gas in liquid form as a tool to boost electric power generation 10-fold in geothermal power plants. Teams of researchers at the University of Minnesota, Ohio State University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are collaborating on using CO2 in its liquid form as a supplemental fluid in geothermal power plants. The CO2 would otherwise be emitted...
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