Tuesday, 19 March 2019

News in brief - Tuesday 19th March

Flooding in Mozambique
Cyclone Idai has caused huge areas of Mozambique to become submerged underwater; around 1,000 people are thought to have died after strong winds and heavy rainfall struck the coastal areas at the weekend

Risk of UK water shortages
The Environment Agency is warning that the UK could run out of water within the next 25 years; pressure is being placed on resources because of rising population levels and declining supply due to climate change

The benefits of offshore wind farms
Offshore wind technology in the UK is becoming more cost efficient as turbine designs have rapidly improved; there are currently a significant number of offshore wind farms in shallow seas, but the next step is to look at floating wind farms