Archive for June 2008

Gauging Station Webcams

A live webcam of gauging stations along the River Exe. Used by canoeists and anglers the webcam refreshes every 5 minutes.

Earth Trends Website


The Earth Trends website is an interesting website which would be very helpful for researching any key environmental issue. As they say in their blurb its a website which looks at the environmental, social and economic changes and trends that will affect our world. A typical article would be about the ever increasing problem of the world’s rubbish and where to put it.

Check out the research topics on the left hand menu which include Climate and Atmosphere, Population, Health and Well being and Coastal and Marine Ecosystems.

There’s also a podcast!

The Worldometers Website

This website has a variety of statistics constantly updated…

Global Warming Sustainability Game

This looks like a great way to learn about Global Warming and Sustainability a game about global warming

Sharks Facing Extinction in the Med

The number of sharks in the Mediterranean has dramatically reduced in number.  The Hammerhead has reduced by 99.99%.  The reasons fro this are overfishing and the fact they take a long time to reproduce.  Fishermen regard them as pests and there numbers have not been monitored. This article from the BBC explains this.

Global Warming Sustainability Game

This looks like a great way to learn about Global Warming and Sustainability a game about global warming

The Virgle Adventure to Mars


In 2014 Richard Branson of Virgin and Google Co-Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brinn have set up a site dedicated to the exploration and eventual colonisation of Mars. Called Virgle it looks at potential sites for landing as well as the technological requirements. Do you want to be a pioneer? Then the application form can be found on the site.  Is it a Spoof…hmmm??  Let's just say it was posted on 1/4/08

The Living Planet Report


How many earths do we need? - Here's the WWF report

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