Planet Earth - Spring 2007
NERC's award-winning free magazine, Planet Earth, is aimed at non-specialists with an interest in environmental science.
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Leader Living with environmental change.
News Volcanoes protect coral reefs, super marine plants reduce carbon emissions, launch of International Polar Year and other stories in brief.
And then came the rain Forecasting the West African monsoon.
Amazon: the beginning of the end? Investigating the Amazon's worst drought in living memory.
Indian summer A third of the world's population lives in the shadow of the Asian monsoon. What changes can they expect in the future?
What's in a glass of water? Our water is teeming with very tiny but extremely useful plants.
Simulating planet Earth One of the fastest super computers in the world is helping to predict our climate.
Unravelling Charles Darwin's entangled bank Exploring complex interconnections between species - the domino effect in ecosystems.
Taking science out of the lab and into the streets Getting taxi drivers talking about geology.
Our changing atmosphere New insights into air quality as our climate heats up.
Did the Earth move for you? House-buyers could benefit from a new geological hazard service.
That sinking feeling New Zealand's North Island is slowly tearing apart.
Eavesdropping on whales and dolphins A solution is on the horizon to protect whales and dolphins from harmful undersea noises.
Concrete ideas for inshore fisheries Wind farms and other offshore structures prove to be great havens for marine life.
Soiled: degradation in the mother of all parliaments Soil degradation is a hot issue for MPs.