10 Waterfalls
10. HENGIFOSS [Egilsstadir, East Iceland] This is Iceland’s 3rd highest waterfall, looming high above the powder-blue Lagarfljót near Egilsstaðir, and with enough scenic allure to make the regional top 10 list. In addition to its 118m drop, there are also…
Samsung publicly apologizes for fatal gas leak at semiconductor plant
By Catherine Shu, techcrunch.com Samsung has issued a rare public apology for a January 28 gas leakage at one of the company’s semiconductor plants that resulted in the death of a contractor. The accident occurred at Samsung’s semiconductor plant in…
Are Tourist-Fed Stingrays in the Cayman Islands unable to care for themselves?
Sean Kane, iTech Post Tourism in the Cayman Islands may be domesticating stingrays. A new study published Monday in the journal “PLOS ONE” focuses on how “interactive ecotourism” affects marine wildlife, and whether it encourages marine life to rely on…
We Live in a Cosmic Shooting Gallery
by Jonathan Fowler and Elizabeth Rodd, Bigthink Early in the morning on February 15 a 55-foot meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere undetected. The resulting explosion — estimated to have the strength of 25 Hiroshimas — woke a lot of people up….
Dewlap Research On Grand Cayman
CITN/Cayman27 has been showing a fascinating story about the Anole lizard in their Environment Break programme. The Anole lizard is a species common in Grand Cayman and native to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Tess Driessens together with Simon Baeckens…
Qatar discovers new natural gas field
From Al Jazeera The Gulf nation’s Energy Ministry says the new offshore field is as much as 2.8 trillion cubic feet. Qatar says it has discovered as much as 2.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in an offshore field….
Japan unravels the mystery of ‘Fire Ice’, unlocking the ‘Next Major Energy Resource’
By Erin B, Capital Bay Japan has become the first country in the world to succeed in extracting methane gas from a previously untapped off-shore fossil fuel resource that has been dubbed ‘fire ice’. Methane hydrate, a sherbet-like substance buried…
Government of the Cayman Islands National Energy Policy
12 March 2013 This document is the National Energy Policy (NEP) of the Cayman Islands. The NEP is structured as follows: Vision for the NEP—this defines the orientation towards which the Cayman Islands intends to steer its energy sector; and…
Arctic ice loss amplified Superstorm Sandy violence
By Blaine Friedlander If you believe that last October’s Superstorm Sandy was a freak of nature — the confluence of unusual meteorological, atmospheric and celestial events — think again. Cornell and Rutgers researchers report in the March issue of Oceanography…
Commercial vessel requirements
The Marine Conservation Board wishes to advise the public that, after June 30, 2013, any commercial vessel using the Wildlife Interactive Zones, is required to display the vessel name in a visible location on both sides. Licensed vessels must also…
