Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Downscaled models and better evidence about what the large models are saying about future threats for these regions are drastically needed. It is also essential to mainstream the authoritative collection of weather station data, to make it...
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Major ocean companies are working to expand and better coordinate the collection of oceanic and atmospheric data from ships and other offshore platforms through Smart Ocean/Smart Industries. This programme has been developed by the World Ocean Council(WOC), an...
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Manas Petroleum Corp is pleased to announce that Gobi Energy Partners LLC ("Gobi"), a Manas subsidiary and the operator of its exploration project in Mongolia, has completed its 2011 seismic program. The seismic contract with Sinopec provided for...
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
For the first time in history, more than half the world's population now live in urban areas and about 70% will be city dwellers by 2050.The UN estimates that 11 out of 20 mega-cities are in Asia...
Friday, November 4th, 2011
The book deals with several aspects of soil erosion, focusing on its connection with the agricultural world. Chapters and topics are various, ranging from irrigation practices to soil nutrient, land use changes or tillage methodologies. The book...
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Mipela GeoSolutions has released the anticipated new version of the X-Info Connect software. Version 3 moves X-Info Connect from traditional stakeholder information management to broader fields in business information management.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
THE Tuvalu National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has plans for a nationwide needs assessment of water, agriculture, and health facilities this week. The assessment is expected to take 20 days to complete. United Nations Office for the Coordination of...
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
One hundred years ago today, China kick-started a rebellion which overthrew centuries of imperial rule, stripping the young emperor and regent of power. Ecstatic revolutionaries did away with the reviled pigtails mandated by the Manchu rulers and decried...
