http://ec.europa.eu//research/index.cfm?pg=whatsnew en Fri, 17 May 2013 13:50:22 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss For more RSS news feeds click the link above. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:50:22 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-effis&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29926 About one million hectares of forests, which corresponds to one third the size of Belgium, are destroyed by fire every year in the Mediterranean basin. Forests are an important economic resource in that region, and the loss of forests weighs on the economies of the affected countries, especially in North Africa where a warming of 2 degrees Celsius and decreasing rainfall has been recorded. It is expected that climate change in North Africa will substantially increase the yearly losses to fire. ]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-05-08:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-effis&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29926 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-safer&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29921 Even 10 seconds can make a difference. When Japan was hit by the earthquake in 2011, early-warning systems were in place, and within seconds even the high-speed "bullet" trains stopped. About half of Europe is also a high-risk earthquake area, especially Mediterranean countries like Greece, Italy, and also other regions around the Black Sea. ]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-05-08:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-safer&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=29921 http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=8BC0003D-A1CF-088C-CE2523C64D9B810B Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-01-30:/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=8BC0003D-A1CF-088C-CE2523C64D9B810B http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index_en.cfm?pg=publications&tab=10 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-01-15:/environment/index_en.cfm?pg=publications&tab=10 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-wheylayer&calledby=infocentre&item=All&artid=28397&caller=SuccessStories Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-11-28:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-wheylayer&calledby=infocentre&item=All&artid=28397&caller=SuccessStories http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_10_17_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=27514 On March 11 2011, the world watched in awe at the sheer destructive power of the tsunami that struck Japan. The tsunami began following an earthquake off the east coast of Japan, which was recorded at 9.0 on the Richter scale - the largest quake ever to hit Japan. The ensuing tsunami that was created swept across cities and farmland in the northern part of the country, killing as many as 20 000 people. In the wake of the tsunami, however, another disaster emerged, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which has been referred to by some as the largest nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. Scientists have highlighted this disaster as a wake-up call, and one team of scientists has assessed 'potentially dangerous' areas that are home to completed nuclear plants or those under construction.]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-10-17:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_10_17_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=27514 http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=6ADDA2C2-F8C3-9E88-6D2A863AA296ACC8 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-07-09:/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=6ADDA2C2-F8C3-9E88-6D2A863AA296ACC8 http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=EE141F44-92BD-A5E2-DA9BAD02650F2CA0 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-04-26:/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=EE141F44-92BD-A5E2-DA9BAD02650F2CA0 http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=E7A7EBE2-BC91-7366-690B2AE792D50EAB Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-03-06:/index.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=E7A7EBE2-BC91-7366-690B2AE792D50EAB http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index.cfm?pg=pace_conference_2012 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-02-23:/iscp/index.cfm?pg=pace_conference_2012 http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index_en.cfm?pg=publications&tab=9 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-02-02:/environment/index_en.cfm?pg=publications&tab=9 http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index_en.cfm?pg=projects Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-01-13:/environment/index_en.cfm?pg=projects