05/02/2011 | Medio Ambiente
Catastrophic drought in the Amazon.Region set to outstrip US as CO2 emitter
A widespread drought in the Amazon rainforest last year caused the "lungs of the world" to produce more carbon dioxide than they absorbed, potentially leading to a dangerous acceleration of global warming. Scientists have calculated that the 2010 drought was more intense than the "one-in-100-year" drought of 2005.
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03/08/2009 | Economia y Finanzas
Oil supplies are running out fast
The world is heading for a catastrophic energy crunch that could cripple a global economic recovery because most of the major oil fields in the world have passed their peak production, a leading energy economist has warned.
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03/08/2009 | Economia y Finanzas
Oil supplies are running out fast
The world is heading for a catastrophic energy crunch that could cripple a global economic recovery because most of the major oil fields in the world have passed their peak production, a leading energy economist has warned.
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29/11/2005 | Medio Ambiente
Nuclear power: We are heading for an energy gap, but what can fill it?
The Government is reviewing energy policy and it will soon have to make a decision on whether to build new nuclear power stations. Many of the current ones will be decommissioned within 20 years.
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21/10/2005 | Medio Ambiente
Revealed: the true devastation of the rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is being destroyed twice as quickly as previously estimated, according to a satellite survey of the region.
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