A house teetering on the edge of a cliff in Norfolk following last week's tidal surge has been demolished.
Click HERE to read more from the BBC News website...
Friday, December 13, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Mariana Trench: Deepest ocean 'teems with microbes'
"The deepest place in the ocean is teeming with microscopic life, a study suggests.
An international team of scientists found that the very bottom of the Mariana Trench, which lies almost 11km (7 miles) down in the Pacific Ocean, had high levels of microbial activity".
Click here to read more from the BBC website
(and whilst you're there, click on the "Related Stories" and dive into the deep!)
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Arrests over China baby's death in one-child policy row
Police in China have detained two government workers after a baby was killed in a dispute over a violation of the country's one-child policy.
State media said the 13-month-old boy was dropped as family planning officials tried to fine his parents for having three children.
The infant was then run over by the officials' van.
Friday, February 1, 2013
MPs call for urgent action to reduce flooding
The government needs to take urgent action to reduce the impact of flooding, MPs have said.
Ministers had been "too slow" in pushing through changes to improve protection, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said.
But it welcomed government plans for more competition in the water sector, in its report on the draft Water Bill.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
GEOPOLITICS: Attack at Algeria Gas Plant Signals New Risks for Energy Development
The siege by Islamic militants at a remote Sahara desert natural gas plant in Algeria this week signaled heightened dangers in the region for international oil companies, at a time when they have been expanding operations in Africa as one of the world's last energy frontiers.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Preparing for AS Fieldwork in Switzerland
With only days to go until the Field Trip, it's time you got yourself into the geographical swing of things by looking ahead to what should be a great day at the Aletsch glacier.
Click here to access a great website, dedicated to this amazing natural phenomenon!
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Jet Stream? More like WET stream...
"The jet stream is likely to change course soon, ending the UK's spell of miserable weather, forecasters say.
The UK is expected to get drier and warmer next week but only after more rain hits an already record summer.
This year has seen the wettest April, the wettest June and the wettest April-to-June period on record.
The cause has been the unusually southerly location of the jet stream, a high-altitude belt of wind; but it is expected to move northwards soon".
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