Monthly Archives: January 2009

Soil Maps to Help Kenyan Farmers Boost Yields

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Kenyan farmers will be able to get free information on the nutritional condition of farm soils, enabling them to decide the amount and type of fertiliser to use. A project known as the African Soil Information Service (AfSIS) has been … Continue reading →

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Antarctica is warming, not cooling

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Antarctica is getting warmer rather than cooling as widely believed, according to a study that fits the icy continent into a trend of global warming. A review by U.S. scientists of satellite and weather records for Antarctica, which contains 90 … Continue reading →

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Chinese version of “Google Earth”

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

China: The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) launched a programme to set up a service platform on national geographic information for the general public. The move, disclosed at a national conference for directors of surveying and mapping bureaus … Continue reading →

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Big Oily Water Spill at Alaska Field

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A corroded pipeline ruptured on Christmas Day at ConocoPhillips’ Kuparuk oil field in Alaska, causing one of the biggest-ever spills of oil-laced water on the North Slope, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said on Tuesday. The 94,920-gallon spill … Continue reading →