Flooding in Cumbria

The flooding that occurred in Cumbria on the 19 and 20 November 2009 was some of the worst on record.

Click on the two BBC links below to read more:

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(The Independent, The Times etc.)

Twice the Tectonic Terror!

Click on the links below to read about the earthquakes that struck Indonesia and the Tsunami that affected islands in the South Pacific at the beginning of October:

The Big Question: What are national parks, and why do we have so many of them?

Some 60 years after its 627 square miles of chalk upland and river valleys spreading from Sussex to Hampshire were first recommended for preservation, the South Downs this week became Britain's newest national park.

CLICK HERE to find out more about National Parks...

Carbon Capture goes Underground

Solution to the carbon problem could be under the ground

Hope for the fight against climate change as study finds greenhouse gas can be buried without fear of leaking

CLICK HERE to read the full article in The Independent

UN Climate Conference: The Countdown to Copenhagen

"In 331 days' time, 15,000 officials from 200 countries will gather in the Danish capital with 1 goal: to find a solution to global warming."

To read more on this crucial topic clink on the link to The Independent below: