Haiti Quake links

Photos from boston.com:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/earthquake_in_haiti.html

Earthquake aid pledged by country:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/jan/14/haiti-quake-aid-pledges-country-donations#data

Earthquakes with 1000 or more deaths since 1900 – mashup map:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/mapxmlfiles/earthquake.htm
and explanation of mashup:
http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/7139-USA-Today-Mashup-Provides-Lesson-in-Plate-Tectonics.html

More from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-01-14-quake-interactive-map_N.htm
and:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/port-au-prince-haiti-before-after-images.htm

Heavy death toll feared in Haiti quake

Thousands of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake hit Haiti, toppling buildings in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and triggering repeated aftershocks. A 7.0 magnitude quake – the biggest recorded in this part of the Caribbean and the largest to hit Haiti in more than 200 years – rocked Port-au-Prince last night, destroying a hospital and sending houses tumbling into ravines.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/13/haiti-earthquake-disaster-hundreds-dead

Haiti devastated by massive earthquake

A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti.

The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died. Haiti’s worst quake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, wrecking the presidential palace, UN HQ and other buildings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8455629.stm

Q&A: Wind power

Where does wind power come from, and what are the arguments for and against wind farms? Jessica Aldred reports

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/10/windpower.renewableenergy

£75bn for UK’s biggest offshore wind programme signals new era for renewables

The UK government announced a £75bn programme today to build thousands of offshore wind turbines that will kickstart the next phase of renewable power generation in Britain. The Crown Estate revealed the successful bidders for at least 25GW of windfarms across nine zones in the seas around the UK.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/08/uk-offshore-windfarms-100bn

Foreign firms gain most from off-shore wind power deals

Foreign-owned firms today seized the lion’s share of the development contracts to kickstart a wind revolution in offshore Britain that ministers say will eventually match the glory days of the North Sea oil industry. But Gordon Brown said he was still confident that UK supply firms could win many of the £75bn-worth of contracts needed to build enough clean power to generate 25% of the country’s electricity.

Nine wind power consortiums have signed agreements with the Crown Estate, which has responsibility for renewable power in UK waters, to take their proposals through the planning stage.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/08/north-sea-wind-contracts

Gordon Brown to launch £100bn wind energy programme

Gordon Brown will this week launch a £100bn programme to build thousands of offshore wind turbines that could power most of Britain’s households during strong winds and are crucial to meeting the country’s renewable targets.

The Crown Estate will announce which consortia have been successful in bidding to develop the nine zones, mostly in the North Sea, in the project, which is the most ambitious of its kind in the world. The prime minister is expected to use the event to promote the potential economic benefits of the massive building works.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/03/gordon-brown-wind-energy-programme

Frozen Britain seen from above

This striking image taken by Nasa’s Terra satellite on 7 January shows the UK deep in the clutches of the current cold snap.

Mayon Volcano Near Eruption in Philippines

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2009/12/15/philippine-volcano-erupts?slide=11

The UK government unveils a new climate change map

Foreign secretary David Miliband, his brother, the energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, and the government’s chief scientific advisor John Beddington describe what the world would be like after a 4C rise in temperature.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/oct/22/climate-change-map-miliband