Sunday, January 31, 2016

The Cypriot issue and the pipeline

The only natural gas pipeline which can aid in solving the Cypriot issue is the EastMed pipeline.

Egypt detains Turkish policeman for photographing security post near pyramids

A Giza prosecutor ordered on Saturday a 15-day detention, pending investigations, of a Turkish policeman arrested on Thursday for photographing a police post near Giza’s pyramids.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Πολύ ικανοποιητικό το τίμημα της Cosco για τον ΟΛΠ

Την πεποίθηση ότι μετά την ιδιωτικοποίηση του ΟΛΠ, ο Πειραιάς θα πρωταγωνιστήσει στην ανάπτυξη της ελληνικής οικονομίας εξέφρασε ο Πρόεδρος του ΤΑΙΠΕΔ, κ. Στέργιος Πιτσιόρλας με συνέντευξη του στην "Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών".

Record temperatures linked to rise in mosquito-borne viruses

Rising temperatures will lead to increases in mosquito-borne viruses such as the Zika virus, Janos Pasztor, UN assistant secretary-general on climate change, said at a press conference Friday.

Friday, January 29, 2016

How monstrous plastic waste is choking the whole Earth

 Humans have made enough plastic since the Second World War to coat the Earth entirely in clingfilm, an international study has revealed.

Chinese miners rescued after 36 days underground

Two miners were rescued from a collapsed mine in east China's Shandong Province on Friday night after spending 36 days trapped underground.

Four African nations agree to improve use of key water resource under UN-backed plan. -Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan to ensure the equitable use of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System.


Photo: growingblue.com
UN, 18 September 2013 – Four African nations today agreed to a United Nations-backed plan that seeks to optimize the use of a key underground aquifer system and improve the management of water resources.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Australian bushfires gravest crisis to world heritage forests

Bushfires engulfing Australian Tasmania could have detrimental long-term effects on the state's unique world heritage forests, according to conservationists.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Libya asks to be labelled top health emergency by WHO

Libya on Wednesday asked the World Health Organization to raise the emergency level in the country to the highest category, saying it would help mobilise resources for people in need.

As Andean glaciers disappear Bolivia's second-largest lake dries up and may be gone forever, lost to climate change

Lake Poopó was officially declared evaporated in December. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and gone.

Storms in Britain leave 1,100 homes in Wales without power

The storms which battered the United States have migrated to Britain, bringing heavy rain and gusts and leaving more than 1,100 homes in Wales suffering outages on Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Brazil to deploy army in fight against Zika virus

Brazil will deploy 220,000 soldiers in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus, the government announced on Tuesday.

Health Minister Marcelo Castro said Brazil was "losing badly" in its fight against the virus which has no vaccine or treatment.

S.Korea's diesel car imports set record in Q4 despite Volkswagen scandal

Diesel car imports in South Korea set a new record in the fourth quarter last year despite worry that Volkswagen's emissions scandal may dent demand for foreign luxury vehicles, customs data showed Tuesday.

Monday, January 25, 2016

Líneas de Nazca: NASA y Perú firman acuerdo

La agencia espacial de Estados Unidos (NASA, por sus siglas en inglés), el ministerio de Cultura del Perú y la Fundación para la Investigación y Gestión de Sitios Culturales firmaron un memorando de entendimiento que permitirá proteger y resguardar las milenarias líneas de Nazca.

Colombia Reports 5,000 Zika Cases in First Weeks of 2016

Since the Zika virus outbreak struck Colombia in October last year, over 16,000 clinically and laboratory confirmed and suspected cases have been reported by health authorities. During the first weeks of 2016, over 5,000 confirmed and suspected cases have been recorded.

Health Organization Stresses Preventive Actions Against Zika Virus

The Pan American Health Organization, the regional office of the World Health Organization has released a statement on the transmission and prevention of the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne virus the agency says is "new to the Americas."

Arctic Frontiers conference kicks off in Norway's Tromso

The week-long Arctic Frontiers conference kicked off on Sunday as about 1,300 delegates from around the world gathered in the northern Norwegian city of Tromso to discuss the balance between industrial and environmental interests in the Arctic.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Πάρκο Βιόσφαιρας UNESCO: Συμπληρώθηκαν 10.000 υπογραφές για προστασία του Ακάμα στο διαδίκτυο

Συμπληρώθηκαν 10.000 υπογραφές υπέρ ψηφίσματος στο διαδίκτυο για την προστασία της χερσονήσου του Ακάμα και κήρυξή της σε , σύμφωνα με ανακοίνωση ομάδας περιβαλλοντικών οργανώσεων, η οποία καλεί τους πολίτες να συνεχίσουν να ψηφίζουν.

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Hits Alaska

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit the far northwestern U.S. state of Alaska early Sunday.

Mexico's Pemex says controls fire on oil platform, won't affect output

Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex said on Saturday that a fire broke out in a machine room on a platform located in the company's top producing oilfield, but added that it would not affect production.

Heavy snow hits western, central Japan, and even Okinawa feels chilly

A cold air mass gripped the Japanese archipelago, bringing heavy snow and gusty winds to a wide area of western and central Japan on Sunday, forcing airlines to cancel many flights and West Japan Railway Co. to reduce the speed of bullet trains on sections of the Sanyo Shinkansen lines.

U.S. Blizzard 2016: 14 Dead Along East Coast

WASHINGTON -- A monstrous winter storm battered the U.S. East Coast on Saturday and appeared poised in some areas to dump a lot more snow than initially expected.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

China braces for worst cold in decades

China has geared up to cope with the winter's coldest weekend as the worst cold front in decades sweeps across the country.

Jonas trae fuerte nevada e intensos vientos

Una tormenta que llegó con preciosos copos de nieve a la capital de EE.UU. el viernes se convirtió en una dolorosa y paralizante tormenta con vientos huracanados y una intensa nevada.

US capital braces for monster winter storm

The U.S. capital city of Washington, D.C. on Friday nervously braced for a potentially historic winter storm, two days after botched response by local authorities to a snowfall paralyzed the whole town.

Friday, January 22, 2016

Κοίτασμα Ζορ: Στο Μισό Τελικά τα Αποθέματα; - Τις Τελικές Ανακοινώσεις Αναμένει η Κύπρος

Τις επίσημες ανακοινώσεις τόσο από την Αίγυπτο όσο και από την ΕΝΙ θα αναμένει το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας σε σχέση με τα δημοσιεύματα που φέρουν τα αποθέματα υδρογονανθράκων στο αιγυπτιακό κοίτασμα Ζορ να εκτιμώνται στα 16 tcf αντί σε 30, όπως αρχικά είχε ανακοινωθεί από την ΕΝΙ.

El Niño threatens at least 60 million people in high-risk developing countries – UN agency

UN, 22 January 2016 – El Niño threatens at least 60 million people in high-risk developing countries – UN agency The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners announced today they predict a major global increase in health consequences of emergencies this year due to El Niño.

Washington, Virginia issue 'state of emergency' ahead of possible blizzard

Authorities in Virginia and Washington, D.C. issued on Thursday a state of emergency as the Washington area and the northeast of US are bracing themselves for a blizzard over the weekend that was expected to bring up to two feet of snow in part of the region.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Le Brésil déploie son armée de moustiques génétiquement modifiés pour lutter contre un virus

Le Brésil déploie son armée de moustiques génétiquement modifiés pour lutter contre un virus
Face à la menace persistante du virus Zika, transmis par les moustiques-tigre, le Brésil s'apprête à lancer une arme d'un genre nouveau pour lutter contre cette épidémie. Il s'agit de moustique génétiquement modifiés. Les Jeux olympiques étant proches, le pays a donc décidé de s'attaquer par tous les moyens à ces moustiques, également transmetteurs de la dengue et du chikungunya.

Zika Virus Reported in Bolivia and Guadeloupe

Authorities reported local transmission of the Zika virus in Bolivia and Guadeloupe. Two weeks ago, there was a report about an imported Zika infection in Bolivia in a traveler to Brazil. The Bolivian health ministry is now reporting that aside from the three imported cases in Santa Cruz, a locally transmitted case was detected in the town of Portachuelo.

2015 hottest year on record by a wide margin

Blistering heat blanketed the Earth in 2015 like never before, making it by far the hottest year by the widest margin on record, and reflecting a continued long-term warming trend in global climate change.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Πουλήθηκε ο ΟΛΠ στους Κινέζους με 368,5 εκατ. ευρώ. - ΔΕΚΤΗ Η ΠΡΟΣΦΟΡΑ ΤΗΣ COSCO

Πουλήθηκε στους Κινέζους το 67% του ΟΛΠ. Το ΤΑΙΠΕΔ έκανε γνωστή την προσφορά των Κινέζων που είναι πιο βελτιωμένη καθώς φτάνει τα 368,5 εκατ. ευρώ.

Oceans to have more plastic than fish by 2050

The world's oceans may have more plastic debris than fish by the year 2050, according to a report produced by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and published by the World Economic Forum.

Philippine Province Under State of Calamity as El Niño Damages 27,000 Hectares of Crops

Local media reported that the government of North Cotabato placed the entire province under a state of calamity as crop damage rose significantly because of the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon, which was aggravated by rat infestation in five towns.

Below-normal temperatures expected for Balkans- WMO

Over the next two weeks significant cooling and a period with significantly below-normal temperatures, partly with heavy snowfall, was expected for the southern and eastern Balkan peninsula, Turkey, the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Two-thirds of Norwegian oil wealth could disappear

 If crude prices remain at current low levels, Norway could lose two-thirds of its estimated oil wealth, according to an analysis done by the country's largest business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv.

People evacuated after Mount Egon volcano in Indonesia erupts

MORE than 1,200 people have been evacuated from their homes to escape a gurgling volcano in eastern Indonesia spewing clouds of ash and toxic gas into the air.

Έτοιμα τα σχέδια για την επιτάχυνση του Νότιου Διαδρόμου ΦΑ - Maroš Šefčovič

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και η Τουρκία είναι στρατηγικοί συνεργάτες, υπέδειξε ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής αρμόδιος για την Ενεργειακή Ένωση Maroš Šefčovič.

Snowfalls, earthquakes hit central Italy

The regions of central Italy faced critical conditions on Monday due to heavy snowfalls and continuing low-intensity earth tremors, local media reported.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Bulgaria continues to grapple with power cuts, travel problems after heavy snowfalls

The municipality of Dulovo in the Silistra region of north-eastern Bulgaria declared a state of emergency on January 18 because of power cuts in half of the villages in the municipality, difficulties with road travel and problems in food supply to some villages.

Hundreds injured as heavy snow blankets eastern, northeastern Japan

Heavy snow hit many areas of eastern and northeastern Japan on Monday, including downtown Tokyo and other locations usually unaccustomed to snowfall, resulting in injuries to hundreds of people and disruptions to transport systems.

Deadly tornadoes hit Florida

Severe thunderstorms and at least three confirmed tornadoes have swept through Florida.

Ισραήλ: Νέο Μεγάλο Κοίτασμα Φυσικού Αερίου Ανακάλυψαν Δύο Εταιρείες

Δύο ισραηλινές εταιρείες ανακοίνωσαν την Κυριακή ότι ανακάλυψαν ένα μεγάλο κοίτασμα φυσικού αερίου ανοικτά των ακτών της χώρας.

ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ: Άνοιγμα των θυροφραγμάτων στο Πύθιο για την εκτόνωση των πλημμυρικών φαινομένων

Με τη στάθμη των ποταμών Έβρου και Άρδα να αγγίζει τα έξι μέτρα με ανοδική τάση, ξεπερνώντας ήδη τα όρια ασφαλείας, ο αντιπεριφερειάρχης Έβρου Δημήτρης Πέτροβιτς προχώρησε σήμερα στο άνοιγμα των θυροφραγμάτων του Πυθίου.

SpaceX Rocket Landing on Ocean Platform Fails

An unmanned U.S. rocket placed a $180 million climate-monitoring satellite into orbit Sunday, but then failed in an attempt to return to a platform floating in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Work underway to uncover secrets of Egypt's Dahshur and Khufu pyramids

Although no discoveries have yet been made, scans have revealed several anomalies which indicate that a discovery could be on the horizon, said Egypt's minister of antiquities ...

Ethiopia drought 'as bad for children as Syria's war'

The UN says the worst drought in 30 years in Ethiopia means 400,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition and more than 10 million people need food aid.

Tibet detects 672 geothermal sites. China's geothermal energy potential could replace coal in energy consumption.

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has detected 672 geothermal sites with a combined power generation potential of 800,000 kilowatts in a new survey.

Febrosyn Geo news (February 2016)

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EXPERTS have revealed new findings at two of Egypt’s famed pyramids, boosting efforts to unravel whether the ancient world’s iconic monuments contain secret chambers.

For the past three months a team of researchers from Egypt, France, Canada and Japan have been scanning four pyramids with thermal cameras to see if they contain unknown structures or cavities.......Particles could reveal Pyramid’s secrets

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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Όταν δεν έχουμε παράδοση, πρέπει να γράψουμε ιστορία

Σ’ έναν τομέα όπως είναι οι υδρογονάνθρακες, όπου δεν υπάρχει παράδοση στην Ελλάδα και στην Κύπρο, πρέπει να γράψουμε ιστορία, για ν’αλλάξουμε τα δεδομένα έτσι ώστε να έχουμε προοπτικές για το μέλλον. 

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