Saturday, 16 August 2025

The causes of the Texas flooding

 A bbc article looking at the causes of the flooding in Texas during the summer. 



Monday, 11 August 2025

China begins building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India

Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh.



Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity

Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey's deadly quake of 2023.




Why did Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage?

useful to comparison to the Boxing Day and Japan 2011 tsunamis for hazards- how physical factors influence tsunami size.



Trump and his dislike of renewables

 One of the reasons for uncertainty over the future of climate change is the speed of take up of renewables. This article looks at the role that Trump and the US will have in this. 




Predicting the weather

 Article about predicting the weather from the BBC. Good for Water and Carbon



Monday, 23 June 2025

The Straits of Hormuz

 A BBC article explaining why this stretch of water is so important. An important article for energy pathways.