Mystery
Why are tomatoes now "hard", put a few weeks will not be bad?
When the city was not yet widely expanded, there were many people in the countryside, each family would put their fields in good order, what to eat from their vegetable garden picked, a little washing into the pot.
By Alessandro Algardi3 years ago in FYI
How Ireland is abandoning its dirty fuel
“Misery, just misery – your fingers are sore, your legs are sore – my legs are still cramping and it’s three days since I’ve been there.” Seventeen-year-old Eoin, half-laughing, is complaining about his recent experience turning sods of turf on a bog near his home in County Offaly, in the Midlands of Ireland. “But it has to be done – it’s the only way I can heat my house and water.”
By Gu Wei Di Qi3 years ago in FYI
The world's fastest-growing source of food
merald-green waters and bobbing catamarans welcome one on the way to Pamban Island, also known as Rameshwaram, a sacred pilgrimage site in the state of Tamil Nadu. But just below the sea’s surface, there is a change taking place which could transform the region's ecosystem, economy and even its cuisine – these coastal villages are the home of India's seaweed boom.
By Gu Wei Di Qi3 years ago in FYI
How to stop another 'Day Zero'
Kalaiselvi Murugan's day starts early. She is a domestic worker in Chennai, India, who rises at dawn to beat the queue and place her red plastic pot in line, ready for the water to be released at the neighbourhood water pump. After collecting water for her tiny third-floor flat, she walks to work in a wealthier neighbourhood, where the apartments have piped water supplied by tankers throughout the day.
By Gu Wei Di Qi3 years ago in FYI
The rivers that 'breathe' greenhouse gases
At first glance you would assume the New Territories were one of Hong Kong's greenest areas – the region that borders the Chinese mainland and makes up the bulk of Hong Kong's territory seems a world removed from the bustling streets and dense cluster of skyscrapers that tower over much of the city centre. By contrast, the New Territories are mostly rural and home to large swathes of farmland, rolling greenery, wetlands, mountains, parks and rivers.
By Gu Wei Di Qi3 years ago in FYI
The Scandinavian way to zero-carbon construction
Quiet, clean and green are not words you would typically use to describe a construction site. But the site at Olav Vs gate, one of the busiest streets in the heart of Norway's capital city, Oslo, was special. In a first of its kind in the world, all the machinery used on site – excavators, diggers and loaders – were electric.
By Gu Wei Di Qi3 years ago in FYI
The medieval Dutch solution to flooding
This July, gorged by days of rain, the Meuse River broke its banks, and the Belgian town of Liège was its victim. Waters the colour of old gravy raced through town, leaving residents floating in canoes as their homes vanished about them. In the city and its province, over 20 died, one man drowning in his basement.
By Holy horse3 years ago in FYI
The kites seeking the world's surest winds
Look up over the white sand beaches of Mauritius and you may see a gigantic sail. It's much like the kind used by paragliders or kite surfers but the size of a three-bedroom apartment, looping figures-of-eight overhead. The sail isn't a tourist attraction – it's creating electricity for the power grid of this island nation off the east coast of Africa.
By Holy horse3 years ago in FYI
