What causes storm surge during hurricanes, and why can it be so disastrous?
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off
Technologies based on nanoscale materials – for example, particles that are more than 10,000 times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence
Pret a Manger, a sandwich and coffee chain, was handed an £800,000 fine recently after one of its employees became stuck in a walk-in freezer.
A new study has found that a carbon tax, accompanied by “revenue recycling”, can produce both environmental and economic benefits for Australia. Revenue recycling means
Applying sustainable development (SD) is complex. SD, for that matter, is a utopia: “The only thing that is sustainable in the history of life is
Flies which feast on blood – such as tsetse and horse flies – inflict painful bites and spread debilitating diseases among people and animals alike.