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UKs offshore oil and gas industry to receive 13bn investments in 2014
2014-02-27 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The UK's offshore oil and gas exploration, production and investment activities in 2014 forecasts capital expenditure of around 13bn, representing the second-highest year for investment on record, according to an annual report from trade association
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Climate change unlikely to reduce UK's excess winter death rate, study reports
2014-02-23 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: New research published today has found that climate change is unlikely to reduce the UK's excess winter death rate as previously thought. The study is published in the journal Nature Climate Change and debunks the widely held view that warmer winters will cut the number of deaths normally seen at the coldest time of year. Analysing data from the past 60 years, researchers at the University of Exeter and University College London (UCL) looked at how the winter death rate has changed over time,...
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UKs oil and gas industry lacks skilled manpower says study
2014-02-20 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
A new salary guide produced by recruiting firm Hays Oil & Gas and jobsite Oil and Gas Job Search has revealed that for 2014, the primary challenge facing two-thirds of UK employers in the oil and gas industry are skills scarcity.
The UKs Taranis stealth drone showcases the scary future of riskless warfare
2014-02-12 16:48:47| Extremetech
A new British combat drone brings stealth and extreme precision together with the advantages of unmanned systems to create a world-leading piece of military technology.
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Is Climate Change to Blame for UK's Floods?
2014-02-12 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Across portions of the south of England, waves lap against the shores of lakes and ponds that used to be fields, as one of the wettest winters in U.K. history has dumped successive bouts of rain over the country, causing rivers to top their banks and inundate farms and towns. And while a series of shifts in weather patterns across the globe seems to be causing the endless train of storms soaking the island, climate change may play a role in the current heavy downpours as well, said Dame Julia...
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