The Department of Environment said 5km of the Kilkeel River in the Mournes area was impacted.

The Department of Environment said 5km of the Kilkeel River in the Mournes area was impacted.

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PM to look at imposing restriction on devices in public spaces, though campaigners fear it does not go far enoughThe government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the UK, Andy Burnham has said.Disposable barbecues have been the cause of a number of serious fires over the last few years, but campaigners were critical of the prime minister’s failure to link those fires more broadly to the climate crisis. Continue reading...

Hopes of catching the best view are fading in parts of Scotland as clouds threaten to hide the celestial event.

Hopes of catching the best view are fading in parts of Scotland as clouds threaten to hide the celestial event.

Proposal to cut building costs by scrapping the construction code would increase bills for the poorest households, critics sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Coalition plan to abolish compulsory energy standards for new homes that help reduce people’s exposure to heat and cold has been criticised by advocates as a “cost-of-living timebomb” that would deepen inequality.The opposition’s housing and environment spokesperson, Andrew Bragg, said a Coalition government would cut the National Construction Code from more than 2,000 pages to 80, and strip away all requirements for new homes beyond demanding they were “basic and safe”. Longstanding compulsory energy and accessibility measures would become “optional extras”. Continue reading...

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Physical Assets (FAQs) Q: What happened to all the former Shuttle facilities? A: KSC and the Shuttle program conducted a thorough review of assets funded by the Shuttle program and determined which were needed for Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion programs.   Assets that were not needed but had the potential for commercial reuse were The post Physical Assets (FAQs) appeared first on NASA Science.

Launch Pad 39B, site of 52 Space Shuttle Launches, has been completely modified and upgraded to support the next generation launch systems, including NASA’s new Space Launch System.  CONTACT US The post Launch Pad 39B appeared first on NASA Science.

With an ever-expanding base of diversified commercial/Governmental activities taking advantage of the offerings at KSC, the potential for adding new facilities is also expanding, and 8,000 acres of the 140,000 acre site has been identified as available for future development.  Potential projects include capabilities that are complimentary to the existing aerospace activity, as well as The post Land Assets appeared first on NASA Science.

CSDA's assessment reports help inform the user community about the quality of commercial Digital Elevation Models (DEMs). The post Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Polar Geospatial Center EarthDEM Elevation Products appeared first on NASA Science.

On Dec. 23, 2011, Space Florida, the State of Florida’s aerospace economic development agency charged with fostering the growth of a sustainable and world-leading space industry, announced a partnership with NASA to develop Exploration Park at Kennedy Space CenterTM Research Complex. .  This 299-acre property, located just outside the gates at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and accessible to users The post Exploration Park appeared first on NASA Science.

Launch Complex 48 (LC-48) is a new multi-user launch pad built to encourage and support growth of the emerging small class vehicle and small satellite industry. LC-48 is able to accommodate a variety of small class launch vehicles, including their ground support equipment.  Pad users also have the opportunity to take advantage of specialized Kennedy Space The post Launch Complex 48 appeared first on NASA Science.

Kennedy Space Center’s historic Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), the site of one of the longest runways in the world, is available for use by external customers. The runway and associated facilities are operated and managed by Space Florida, the state’s aerospace economic development agency, under a 30-year property agreement with NASA. The goal of this The post Shuttle Landing Facility appeared first on NASA Science.

Thanks to the drought, these black-and-white beauties are struggling to catch worms in the rock-hard earth. But there’s still good foraging on well-watered fairways and greensName: Badgers.Age: European badgers live for five to eight years in the wild. They have been in the UK, where this story is set, for half to three-quarters of a million years. Continue reading...