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11 Jan 2016
Flood costs soar to 1.3bn: counting the cost of insurance
More misery for flooded home and business owners as Huw Evans, ABI’s director general, was unable to rule out a rise in insurance costs.
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2 Jan 2016
Wylfa nuclear power station closure widens the UK energy gap
On the penultimate day of 2015 Britain's oldest nuclear power station closed for the last time. The Wylfa nuclear power plant on the island of Anglesey, off the coast of north-west Wales, was due...
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31 Dec 2015
El Nino: worries grow over humanitarian impact
Widespread flood and famine is expected across the globe as Nasa predict El Nino weather “could be as bad as 1998”.
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28 Dec 2015
The Need for More Resilient Cities
A timely short video resource here from the World Bank making the case for investing in greater resilience in the design of our major towns and cities.
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28 Dec 2015
Would You Buy Fresh Air to Help Tackle the Effects of Air Pollution
It is not a solution to the causes of air pollution - but it is a natural response to the toxic smog engulfing the residents of China's major cities.
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28 Dec 2015
Tackling the Problem of Plastic Pollution
One of the biggest environmental threats to the world is one you may not have heard much about - plastic pollution. This terrific video from The Economist explores a potential environmental...
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23 Dec 2015
Stunning Views of Mega Cities from 12,000 Feet
A visually stunning series of resources here that will enhance the teaching of megacities.
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17 Dec 2015
The Crowdfunded Bridge
If you could make a change to the way your town or city is organised, what would it be? How about a bridge or walkway? What opportunities might that open up? In Rotterdam that's what has happened....
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16 Dec 2015
Help Your Team - Have a Pee
It's a comforting thought that, as you take a pee, you might be contributing to your favourite sports team. How can this be possible? Through recycling your waste to extract valuable nuttrients.
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13 Dec 2015
So has COP21 taken the heat out of global climate change?
The agreement signed by 195 countries in Paris this weekend is being reported as a huge step forward in tackling the causes of climate change (mitigation) and reducing the likely impacts of a...
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12 Dec 2015
Big Data and Planning for an Urban World
Researchers and urban planners are turning New York City into a proving ground for Big Data and the interactive technologies that one day might make a planet of cities both sustainable and livable.
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10 Dec 2015
Skylodge - The Coolest Hotel in the World?
Above Peru's Sacred Valley are three capsules perched on the side of a cliff.
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6 Dec 2015
The Cumbrian floods: ideas for a lesson starter activity
Storm Desmond and heavy rain have brought widespread flooding to Cumbria and other areas of northern England.
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4 Dec 2015
The Physical Causes of Coastal Erosion
I had an epiphany recently, while marking some year 12 homework on the physical causes of coastal erosion.
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28 Nov 2015
Japan resumes whaling in Antarctica
Despite being told by the International Court of Justice that they must stop all whaling, the Japanese government has decided to go ahead with a revised plan.
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26 Nov 2015
Is Paris The Final Chance to Address Climate Change?
Have we reached the last-chance saloon when it comes to taking decisive action to address climate change?
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26 Nov 2015
The Front Line of Climate Change - Fiji's Sinking Villages
The impact of rising sea levels associated with climate change is powerfully illustrated by this thought-provoking video from the FT.
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26 Nov 2015
Mountain ranges evolve and respond to the climate
Erosion caused by ice-age glaciation can wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them, a decade's worth of research suggests.
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25 Nov 2015
Climate Talks - A Brief History
Next week, representatives from 195 countries will arrive in Paris to take part in a major UN climate summit.
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22 Nov 2015
The Iraq Sand River Explained
A couple of weeks ago a video of a sand river in Iraq went viral. But what actually caused it?
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