Entries Tagged as ‘Nature’

March 24, 2008

Tokyo – Heat Island

The Asahi Shinbun reports today on the effects on the climate of Tokyo of population density/global warming. At peak times, electricity consumption in the Tokyo area is greater than that of the entire UK or France.

March 6, 2008

Rare Okinawan Thorn-Mouse Caught in Wild

A rare Okinawan thorn-mouse has been caught in the north of Okinawa island, for the first time in 30 years, reported the WWF yesterday (5th March 2008).