High temperatures force Italy’s summer ski resort at Stelvio Pass to close until further notice due to worsening snow conditions. Continue reading
06Aug/17
Tag Archives: Water
16Aug/15
Brazilian builds water-powered motorbike
A Sao Paulo civil servant builds a motorbike which can cover up to 500 kilometres fueled by just one liter of water.
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01Jul/15
French and Belgians try to stay cool as Europe scorches
People cool off in the shade as extremely hot temperatures sweep across Europe, rising to 38 degrees in Paris.
08Jun/15
Egypt dives into the record books
Divers from around the world take the plunge in Hurghada setting a new Guinness World Record for the greatest number of divers taking part in an underwater clean-up.
25May/15
Four years of study shows plankton is more than just whale food
Scientists from the Tara Ocean expedition unveil the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of the world’s ocean plankton, the tiny organisms that serve as food for marine creatures such as the blue whale, but also provide half the oxygen we breathe.
04May/15
Oxygen-deprived dead zones found in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean (Next Media) – Researchers of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany have discovered unexpectedly low oxygen dead zones traveling inside 100-mile-long eddies of swirling water across the Atlantic Ocean. Their discovery was published in the journal, Biogeosciences.
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