Met Office to build £97m supercomputer

As our climate warms up the importance of accurate forecasting is becoming more of an issue.

"We can tell you that the global average temperature is going to increase by 3C or 4C if we carry on as we are - but the critical question is what is that going to mean for London?  What is it going to mean for Scotland? What is it going to mean for my back garden?"

The Met office is building a new supercomputer to make forecasting more accurate and reliable.

 

Read more here... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29789208

IPCC latest report - 'fossil fuels must go...'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29855884

'Fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 says IPCC'

This very dramatic headline sets out what the latest IPCC report says. Read the BBC article to get an overview of what the IPCC is saying.

If you open the main report it sets out a lot more detail the detail behind the headline.

What do you think; is getting rid of fossil fuels the way to go?

Feeding the world - a five step plan to sustainable food supplies.

It has been estimated that by 2050 there will be 9 billion people living in the world. How will we feed them all?
In the May 2014 National Geographic magazine an article was written entitled 'A five step plan to feed the world' by Jonathan Foley.
It does what it says on the tin, it sets out a five step plan which will enable the world to produce enough food to reads the worlds population without totally destroying (my words) the environment.
A link to the article can be found at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/. You will need to scroll down to read the article.