Whether you frame them as instances of the law of unintended consequences or proof that no good deed goes unpunished, backfires are the bane of well-intentioned behavior. In a hierarchy of help to the needy, protection for the vulnerable, or health care for the sick, it’s the unforeseen circumstances and logistic flaws that emerge like apex predators on the prowl, determined to devour whatever good was hoped for and sometimes hope itself. And unfortunately, sometimes the fallouts from those failures are devastatingly drastic and widespread.
10 Amazonian Job Opportunities Create Joblessness And Disease
In the 1980s, the World Bank reached into its unfathomably deep coffers and pulled out $485 million to aid Brazil in its plans to convert large tracts of Amazon forest into viable farmland. The crown jewel of this development project was the 1,500-kilometer (900 mi) BR364 highway that extended through the Amazonian state of Rondonia and would serve as the main artery along which str
Odds ‘n’ Sods Part I: Finding a job as a geologist in the 1980s
Ralph Rushton (second from left in orange) on a field trip to Normandy, France, in his final year at university before commencing his job search. Credit: Ralph Rushton.
We all have our firsts in life; the stories of those defining moments that changed things forever. First beer, first kiss, first car. How about your first job? Here’s how I an averagely intelligent 21-year-old middle class boy from southeast England landed my first career move down the deep level mines in South Africa. I committed to a three-year stint, embracing an unknown world of diamond drilling, stope mapping, shaft sinking and reserve calculating.
Natural History Museum project highlights the impact of COVID-19
22 September 2020
A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) COVID-19 public engagement funded project has produced infographics to show changes in the movement of people, air and noise pollution, and wildlife sightings in the UK during lockdown.
The Natural History Museum has collaborated with data visualisation company Beyond Words to illustrate some of the environmental changes wrought by lockdown.
The graphics, drawing on a variety of open source data and scientific databases, including data from NERC-supported centres – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the British Geological Survey, document the dramatic drop in driving and public transport use, the resulting reduction in air pollution and noise levels and the changes to sightings of both animals and birds.
In collaboration with BGS and BEIS, IEA Geothermal will be holding a webinar on mine water heating and cooling in two half-day sessions, March 10-11, 2021.
Earthquake measuring 1.5 on Richter scale felt in the Rhondda on Monday
Residents described feeling a moderate shaking early on Monday morning
The tremor was felt early on Monday morning (Image: British Geological Survey)
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