An integrated modeling approach for simulating flood events is presented in the current study. An advanced flood forecasting model, which is based on the coupling of hydrological and atmospheric components, was used for a twofold objective: first to investigate the potential of a coupled hydrometeorological model to be used for …
Desert sand, sea salt, volcanic ash and other forms of natural pollution are adding to rising levels of man-made dirt sullying the air and making it harder, especially for Mediterranean countries, to meet EU environmental regulations. A report released this week from EU body the European Environment Agency (EEA) found …
Greenhouse gases from the European Union rose more than 2 percent in 2010 when a cold winter and a rebound in many economies drove up energy use, breaking a multi-year pattern of emissions declines. The year-on-year rise in the official EU data released on Wednesday was slowed by emissions declines …
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, commonly found in marine and plant oils, could help limit damage caused by smoking, says a new study from Greece. The study assessed the effect of four-week oral treatment with two grams daily of Omega-3 fatty acids on arterial health of cigarette smokers. The results showed …
A progressive global increase in the burden of allergic diseases has affected the industrialized world over the last half century and has been reported in the literature. The clinical evidence reveals a general increase in both incidence and prevalence of respiratory diseases, such as allergic rhinitis (common hay fever) and …
Countries opposed to an EU law forcing the world’s airlines to pay for carbon emissions have agreed on a basket of retaliatory measures but will leave it up to each country to choose among them, Russia’s deputy transport minister said on Wednesday. “Each country has the options of barring its …
European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield and pest-resistant crops. The European Union has approved only one GMO grain for cultivation - Monsanto's insect-resistant MON810 maize (corn). …
European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield and pest-resistant crops. The European Union has approved only one GMO grain for cultivation - Monsanto's insect-resistant MON810 maize (corn). …
Oil prices rose modestly on Monday after the EU slapped an embargo on Iran's crude exports as part of tough new sanctions aimed at stopping Tehran from funding its disputed nuclear program. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery gained $1.25 to $99.58 a barrel after …
Sun-baked and debt-choked Greece presented on Monday a plan to become Europe's solar energy powerhouse, attracting up to 20 billion euros of investment in the decades to come to lift its economy out of the doldrums. The cash-strapped country regards clean energy as one of the few advantages of its …
Bulgaria has given investors in a trans-Balkan oil pipeline aimed at transporting Russian crude through Bulgaria to Greece more time to improve their environment plans, the environment ministry said on Monday. The company which manages the 300-km Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project has been given one more month by the end …
One might not expect every butcher in rural Greece to recognise Costas Lapavitsas. He is, after all, an economist, a professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. His research interests include the evolution and function of the Japanese financial system—probably not staples of discussion among Greek …
Why a health film festival? I thought it would be a good idea to have the festival in Greece because Hippocrates, the father of medicine, was born there. Coincidentally, I found support from the mayor of the island where Hippocrates was born. The directors who have participated in the first …
Greece could save billions of euros by 2050 by capturing and storing greenhouse gases from its coal-dependent economy, assuming a surge in penalties for emitting carbon, an environmental group said on Wednesday. Norwegian group Bellona said Greece had good storage potential for greenhouse gases as part of measures to slow …
A tough new smoking ban that goes into effect Wednesday outlaws lighting up in all public indoor areas and prohibits most tobacco advertising. But how effective it will be is an open question. Greece
As confirmed recently by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, climate change already exists with wide ranging consequences. Europe is as affected as all other regions of the world. Management responses to climate change include the development of new approaches to system assessment and design and the adoption of non-structural …
Oslo: The ocean depths are home to myriad species of microbes, mostly hard to see but including spaghetti-like bacteria that form whitish mats the size of Greece on the floor of the Pacific, scientists said. The survey, part of a 10-year Census of Marine Life, turned up hosts of unknown …
Pallavi Aiyar / Brussels April 20, 2010, 1:26 IST Vital talks between Greek officials, the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank were put off due to the havoc wreaked by Eyjafjallajokul
Cancun (Mexico): India and China will account for most of the growth in demand for oil this year, which is expected to rise by 900,000 barrels per day, even as oil exporters
NEW DELHI: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday emphasised that the world must agree on a legally-binding deal at the next major U.N. climate talks in Mexico at the end of the year. With the shift of economic power from the West towards emerging economies in the wake of …
Several studies show an association between exposure to aircraft or road traffic noise and cardiovascular effects, which may be mediated by a noise-induced release of stress hormones. The objective of this study was to assess saliva cortisol concentration in relation to exposure to aircraft noise.
