http://www.youris.comyouris.com Droughts and water scarcity are increasingly being observed in many regions of Europe and, according to the EEA, in the coming decades the continent is likely to suffer more frequent meteorological droughts (Jan '12)Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:23:36 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Prof_Henny_AJ_Van_Lanen_Drought_Response_Capacity_And_Prevention_To_Reduce_Future_EuropeS_Water_Balance_Vulnerability.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Prof_Henny_AJ_Van_Lanen_Drought_Response_Capacity_And_Prevention_To_Reduce_Future_EuropeS_Water_Balance_Vulnerability.kl Today carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere faster than land and oceans can absorb it. As a consequence the average acidity of the oceans has increased (Dec. '11)Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:51:12 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/JeanPierre_Gattuso__To_Face_The_Negative_Effects_Of_Ocean_Acidification_A_LargeScale_Solution_Is_Inevitable.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/JeanPierre_Gattuso__To_Face_The_Negative_Effects_Of_Ocean_Acidification_A_LargeScale_Solution_Is_Inevitable.kl What does good water governance actually imply in regard to water servicing and how are European countries dealing with it? (Nov '11)Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:54:17 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Mónica_García_Quesada_The_Current_Global_Water_Crisis_Is_Widely_Considered_A_Crisis_Of_Governance.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Mónica_García_Quesada_The_Current_Global_Water_Crisis_Is_Widely_Considered_A_Crisis_Of_Governance.kl According to the current climate models, modifications in the amount and duration of snow cover, the magnitude and timing of the summer ice-melt peak, the headwater extension of streams as they follow glacier recession, decreasing groundwater recharge and elevated water temperature are expected to modify noticeably mountainous ecosystems (Aug '11)Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:28:03 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Martin_Beniston_We_Need_To_Improve_The_Management_Of_Water_Resources_In_Order_To_Avoid_Potential_Conflicts_In_The_Future.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Martin_Beniston_We_Need_To_Improve_The_Management_Of_Water_Resources_In_Order_To_Avoid_Potential_Conflicts_In_The_Future.kl Prof Peter Agre is a molecular biologist, director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. During his studies, he discovered that there is a special protein that is responsible for rapid permeation of water in cells (Sep’ 10)Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:34:48 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Peter_Agre_2003_Nobel_Prize_Of_Chemistry_Winner_The_Generation_Of_Pure_Water_Is_Theoretical_Possible_With_The_Aquaporins_Because_This_Is_A_Water_Selective_Filter_And_Only_Water_Can_Go_Through_This_Filter.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Peter_Agre_2003_Nobel_Prize_Of_Chemistry_Winner_The_Generation_Of_Pure_Water_Is_Theoretical_Possible_With_The_Aquaporins_Because_This_Is_A_Water_Selective_Filter_And_Only_Water_Can_Go_Through_This_Filter.klDr Fivos Andritsos of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has come up with an innovative solution to deal with oil spills that could be adapted not only to shipwrecks but also to oil-well blowouts by REBECCA PARSONS (Aug ’10)Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:44:40 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Dr_Fivos_Andritsos_No_Need_To_Wait_For_The_Next_Disastrous_Shipwreck_To_Test_A_New_Remarkable_Solution.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Dr_Fivos_Andritsos_No_Need_To_Wait_For_The_Next_Disastrous_Shipwreck_To_Test_A_New_Remarkable_Solution.klThe DIFIS structure was then tested in extreme storm conditions simulating waves twelve meters high. Below the water, the buffer bell and the dome hardly moved. The installation of the whole structure remains the real challenge by REBECCA PARSONS (Aug ’10)Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:51:09 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Dr_Hans_Cozijn_Tests_On_The_DIFIS_Solution_Proved_Successful_Also_In_Deep_Water_And_Severe_Storm_Conditions_The_Installation_Of_The_Whole_Structure_Remains_The_Real_Challenge.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Dr_Hans_Cozijn_Tests_On_The_DIFIS_Solution_Proved_Successful_Also_In_Deep_Water_And_Severe_Storm_Conditions_The_Installation_Of_The_Whole_Structure_Remains_The_Real_Challenge.klThe Edmund Mach Foundation (FEM) in Italy coordinated the apple genome sequencing project. In a recent interview Prof. Francesco Salamini, President of FEM, who has been a science committee member for 12 years, talked about apple genome sequencing and mapping and how this could benefit society. (Sep’10)Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:40:58 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Prof_Francesco_Salamini_Availability_Of_Many_Markers_Will_Change_All_Apple_Breeding_Paradigms.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Prof_Francesco_Salamini_Availability_Of_Many_Markers_Will_Change_All_Apple_Breeding_Paradigms.klMaria José Roxo, Geographer, Department of Geography and Regional Planning – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, points out the negative effects of an agricultural drama by REBECCA PARSONS (Jun. '10)Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:25:21 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Maria_Jose_Roxo_Misuse_Of_Natural_Resources_Can_Cause_Desertification_In_Portugal.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Maria_Jose_Roxo_Misuse_Of_Natural_Resources_Can_Cause_Desertification_In_Portugal.klFrancesco Panella, president of the Italian Beekepers' Association points out the very negative effects that neonicotinoids might have on bees. (May '09)Wed, 20 May 2009 17:52:05 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Bee_mortality_has_never_be_so_high_all_over_the_world_at_the_same_time.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Bee_mortality_has_never_be_so_high_all_over_the_world_at_the_same_time.klMoreno Greatti explains how pneumatic sowing machines produce a fine dust by causing abrasions on the coating of rougher, uneven maize seeds, with allegedly disastrous effects on bees. (May '09)Wed, 20 May 2009 16:24:01 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Bees_go_mad_and_become_lost_because_of_neonicotinoid_dispersion.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Bees_go_mad_and_become_lost_because_of_neonicotinoid_dispersion.klGiacomo Michelatti explains how an Italian regional government spearheaded the monitoring of dead bees and gave the government clear recommendations in favour of a suspension of neonicotinoid maize seed coating. (May '09)Wed, 20 May 2009 14:37:11 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Massive_bee_loss_coincided_overwhelmingly_with_maize_sowing.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/Massive_bee_loss_coincided_overwhelmingly_with_maize_sowing.klSea level rise projections for London span between a 55 cm and one metre and a half by the year 2100. (Oct. '08)Mon, 25 May 2009 15:22:43 GMThttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/On_top_of_the_sea_level_rise_London_is_sinking_already.klhttp://www.youris.com/Environment/Interviews/On_top_of_the_sea_level_rise_London_is_sinking_already.kl