| 单词 | cubic metre |
| 例句 | “Eighty-eight cubic metres of card-index,” said Mr. Foster with relish, as they entered. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a whole cubic metre of the stuff, and it's not my colour. Fabrice Hyber: but is it fruit? 2013-03-26T18:30:10Z The BGS estimates onshore shale reserves at 150 billion cubic metres. Newcastle arts cuts sabotage magnificence of a region 2012-12-16T00:06:08Z The Verity was carrying steel and had 1,300 cubic metres of diesel on board, the spokesperson added. One dead, four missing after freighters collide in North Sea 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines have a joint annual capacity of 110 billion cubic metres - more than half of Russia's normal gas export volumes. Kremlin says damage to Baltic pipeline is 'disturbing', mentions Nord Stream attack 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The upper dam had a storage capacity of 1.5 million cubic metres of water, while the lower dam could hold 22.5 million cubic metres. Libya floods: The flawed response that increased Derna death toll 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The release will last for about 17 days starting Thursday, during which some 7,800 cubic metres of wastewater will be released into the Pacific Ocean. Tepco starts releasing second batch of treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Russia's Gazprom said about 800 million cubic metres of gas, equivalent to about three months of Danish gas supplies, had escaped. Q+A What is known about the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Two dams collapsed, releasing an estimated 30 million cubic metres of water into the city of Derna. How Climate Change Made Libya’s Flooding Even More Devastating 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z And when they burst, tens of millions of cubic metres of water poured into the city, sweeping away entire neighbourhoods. Climate change played major role in Libya floods 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z But Libya has by far taken the worst damage from the storm, with an estimated 30 million cubic metres of water released when the dams gave way. Climate change "undoubtedly" played a role in Libyan floods that killed over 11,000 people: experts 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z However, tanker Pacific Enlighten docked at the Wheatstone terminal on Thursday and loaded 140,650 cubic metres of LNG, the data showed. Chevron Australia LNG keeps up exports a day after outage cut production 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The first discharge of 7,800 cubic metres - equivalent to about three Olympic pools - will take place over about 17 days. South Korean protesters call for government action on Fukushima water 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z It can hold more water - 7,452 million cubic metres - than all English and Welsh lakes together. Loch Ness Monster: Hundreds to join huge search for Nessie 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The first discharge totalling 7,800 cubic metres - the equivalent of about three Olympic swimming pools of water - will take place over about 17 days. Japan releases Fukushima water into the ocean, prompting criticism, seafood bans 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The water will initially be released in smaller portions and with extra checks, with the first discharge totalling 7,800 cubic metres over about 17 days starting Thursday, Tepco said. Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from Aug. 24 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The planned pipeline is intended to deliver 50 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year from Russia to China via Mongolia. Russia bans tiny U.S.-based NGO for "sabotaging" vast gas pipeline 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The plant produces 100 cubic metres of waste water daily. Fukushima nuclear disaster: UN watchdog approves plan for water release 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Since then, more than 1.3 million cubic metres of seawater have been sprayed onto the damaged cores to keep them from overheating, contaminating the water with 64 radioactive elements, known as radionuclides. Is Fukushima Wastewater Release Safe? What the Science Says 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Millions of cubic metres of rock have thundered on to a tiny Swiss village, with huge boulders blocking roads - some landing within inches of houses. Massive Swiss rockfall stops short of evacuated village of Brienz 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z For now though he said that Crimea's reservoirs were filled to about 80% capacity and that the Northern Crimean Canal currently held around 40 million cubic metres of water. Ukraine dam blast could threaten Crimean water supply, says top Russian official 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In total, the house used around 1.7 cubic metres of nappy waste, which made up roughly 8% of the total composite material volume. Concrete Made with Shredded Diapers Is Just as Strong and Saves Landfill Space 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Two million cubic metres of rock is coming loose from the mountain above, and a rockslide could obliterate the village. Swiss village of Brienz evacuated over risk of imminent rockslide 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z The reason: two million cubic metres of rock from the mountain above them is set to come loose and crash down to the valley in the next few days. Swiss village of Brienz told to flee imminent monster rockslide 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z At least half of the loose rock, estimated to measure two million cubic metres in total, crashed down. Massive Swiss rockfall stops short of evacuated village of Brienz 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The leaks have reignited concerns among First Nations, policy makers and environmentalists about Canada's vast oil sands tailings ponds, which reached a volume of 1.35 billion cubic metres in 2021. Canada oil sands leak heightens First Nations' calls to clean up tailings 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z "For context, the UK annually produces about 40-45 million tonnes of oil and up to 40 billion cubic metres of gas," Offshore Energies UK said. North Sea oil spills a wildlife threat - activists 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Rising temperatures in Europe are bringing drought and Italy can ill afford the millions of cubic metres of water it uses every year to make snow. Italy's ski industry fires cannon against climate change 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z That innocent sounding "island" is moving even faster, and geologists now say its two million cubic metres of rock is expected to fall in the next seven to 24 days. Swiss village of Brienz told to flee imminent monster rockslide 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z There is up to a million cubic metres of loose rock still on the mountain above. Massive Swiss rockfall stops short of evacuated village of Brienz 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z So far, 19 temporary sites had been identified in Hatay, with a total area the size of 200 football fields and 150,000 cubic metres of rubble were being moved per day, he added. Turkey faces challenge 'beyond comprehension' to clear earthquake rubble 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The world's biggest furniture brand - one of the world's top wood users - used 20 million cubic metres of wood in its products, packaging and communication material in the 12 months through August 2022. IKEA taps Baltics, others for more wood supplies after shunning Russia 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Every day, the plant produces 100 cubic metres of contaminated water, which is a mixture of groundwater, seawater and water used to keep the reactors cool. Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release radioactive water into sea this year 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z That’s about 15 million cubic metres in just one basin, he estimates—almost one-quarter of the capacity of the Tolt Reservoir that serves Seattle, Washington. How Water Cycles Can Help Prevent Disastrous Floods and Drought 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z With recoverable reserves of 1.8 trillion cubic metres, it is the largest in eastern Russia. Putin oversees launch of Siberian gas field feeding pipeline to China 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Gazprom had said earlier on Tuesday that it expected to pump 43 million cubic metres of gas to Europe via Ukraine through Sudzha in the next 24 hours, a volume in line with recent days. Three dead as blast west of Kazan shuts Russia-Ukraine gas export pipeline - TASS 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z By the EU's own estimates, that would see total gas consumption drop by 30%, or 100 billion cubic metres, by 2030. EU countries plan for gas deals to replace Russian fuel - draft 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z With more than 1.3 million cubic metres on site, space is running out. Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release radioactive water into sea this year 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Britain said the United States would aim to export 9-10 billion cubic metres of LNG over the next year under the agreement, maintaining the increase in exports seen this year. U.S., Britain launch energy partnership to boost supplies 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Russia supplies pipeline gas to Europe mainly via Ukraine at a rate of over 40 million cubic metres per day, less than half the amount it used to sell to the European Union. Analysis: Europe wary of Turkish hub to hide gas 'made in Moscow' 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z After 35 years in a textile factory, she spends her retirement tallying cubic metres and kilowatt hours of energy used to remain within the confines of the subsidised household bracket. Dream homes turned gas-guzzlers, Hungary's 'Kadar cubes' losing allure 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Every day, 40,000 cubic metres of this toxic water - the equivalent of 16 Olympic-sized swimming pools - is going into the Red Sea, the documents say. COP27: Oil pollution in Egypt threatens one of world's few thriving coral reefs 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Norway, Europe's biggest supplier of natural gas, is still expected on Monday to deliver some 304 million cubic metres of gas via pipelines to Britain and the European Union, according to Gassco. Norway's Equinor-owned Aasgard B oil and gas platform shut after fire 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Talks about the "energy security partnership" are in their final stages, with the U.S. planning to sell billions of cubic metres of liquefied natural gas to Britain over the coming year, the report added. UK poised to announce gas deal with U.S. after climate change summit -Telegraph 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Rolling this out EU-wide - an idea France has championed - could see gas EU demand rise by up to 9 billion cubic metres, the document said. EU cautions against gas price cap for electricity - document 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Over 35,000 cubic metres of ice calve from the glacier each year, and more icebergs spew into Disko Bay than anywhere else in the northern hemisphere. Climate change: Greenland's culture shifts as Arctic heats up 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Bulgaria used to receive more than 90% of its gas from Russia, but the amount was small - just 3bn cubic metres per year. Bulgarian election: Russia overshadows vote in EU's poorest country 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The Baltic Pipe, a new subsea pipeline delivering Norwegian gas to Poland with an annual capacity of 10 billion cubic metres per day, is due to be inaugurated later on Tuesday. Sweden issues warning of two gas leaks on Nord Stream 1 pipeline 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Officials said a water flow of 100 cubic metres per second was gushing from breaches, and water levels in the Inhulets river were rising dangerously. Ukraine war: Evacuation plea after major dam hit by strikes 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Russia supplied 155 billion cubic metres of gas to the EU before the invasion. EU cautions against gas price cap for electricity - document 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z It will carry 50 billion cubic metres of gas per year, around a third of what Russia usually sells Europe – or equivalent to the Nord Stream 1 annual volumes. Xi leaves China for first time since COVID pandemic began to meet Putin 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z It is expected to deliver 16 billion cubic metres in 2022, 11% of what Russia usually exports to Europe each year. Analysis: Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The gas pipeline stretches from the Russian coast near St Petersburg to north-eastern Germany and can carry up to 170 million cubic metres of gas a day. Ukraine war: Key Russian gas pipeline to EU stays closed 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z By Friday morning 197 cubic metres of diesel, which authorities said was around 80% of the OS 35's load, had been removed from the ship. Gibraltar collision: Crucial hours as fuel removed from stricken ship 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The plant produces 90,000 cubic metres of clean water each day, but has been ordered to increase to around 130,000 cubic metres within four years. Spain's olive oil producers devastated by worst ever drought 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The analysis by Rystad Energy indicates that around 4.34 million cubic metres of gas are being burned by the flare every day. Climate change: Massive Russian gas flare threatens Arctic ice 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Upstream reservoirs have opened their gates to replenish storage levels at the Three Gorges Dam, which will release 830 million cubic metres downstream over the coming days, Liu said. China warns Yangtze drought could last until Sept as it races to protect harvests 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z River flow is at about 40 cubic metres per second - less than a twentieth of average annual levels. France's river Loire sets new lows as drought dries up its tributaries 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z To boost downstream supplies, the Three Gorges Dam, China's biggest hydropower project, will also increase water discharges by 500 million cubic metres over the next 10 days, it said on Tuesday. China takes action to alleviate drought as record heatwave continues 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z To the south, Switzerland is releasing 245,000 cubic metres of its oil reserves to plug supply constraints caused by the low Rhine levels. Low Rhine water levels another drain on Germany's economy 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z "We are negotiating with the Russians to buy an additional 700 million cubic metres of gas, this deal can be signed during the summer, and then we will be safe," he added. Hungary's Orban expects gas deal with Russia this summer 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z It has been open for 10 years and pipes a maximum of 170m cubic metres of gas per day from Russia to Germany. Nord Stream 1: Why is Russia cutting gas supplies to Europe? 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Italians pay on average barely 2 euros per cubic metre of water, according to data from the European federation of water associations. Analysis: Wasted water saps battle against Italy's worst drought in decades 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z "We estimate that it is possible to buy 700 million cubic metres of gas before the start of the heating season," Szijjarto said without specifying who Hungary was talking to about additional supplies. Hungary's Orban convenes cabinet meeting on European energy supply 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z At five megawatts of nuclear power, it could pump out 35,000 cubic metres - or 14 Olympic swimming pools' worth - of freshwater every day. Could nuclear desalination plants beat water scarcity? 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Italian energy giant Eni said it would receive only half of the 63 million cubic metres per day it had requested from Gazprom on Friday, after experiencing shortfalls for two days. Italy's Eni says Russian gas supply cut by half 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The first stop on Scholz’s trip is Senegal, which has billions of cubic metres of gas reserves and is expected to become a major gas producer in the region. Russia looms large on Scholz's first Africa tour as chancellor 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z The aim is to supply 50 billion cubic metres per year of additional gas until at least 2030. How reliant is the world on Russia for oil and gas? 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z It would also save 17bn cubic metres of gas, enough to heat nearly 20 million homes. Work from home to beat Putin, says EU 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z It has a daily capacity of more than 110 million cubic metres but currently transports less than 60 mcm. Italy's Draghi set to sign deal in Algeria to ease Russia gas fix 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z The aim was to ramp up the terminal's capacity by 150,000 cubic metres, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. Greek PM warns of populism if Europe fails to tackle energy crisis 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z He added that Ukraine and Norway, Europe's second-largest gas supplier after Russia, had started talks over the supply of 5 billion cubic metres gas for next winter. Europe must shut ports to Russian ships, Ukraine president tells Norwegian parliament 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z For every person in the EU, textile consumption requires 9 cubic metres of water, 400 square metres of land, 391kg of raw materials, and causes a carbon footprint of about 270 kg. Fast fashion: EU Europe plans fast fashion crackdown 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The agreement will see the US provide the EU with at least fifteen billion additional cubic metres of the fuel - known as LNG - by the end of the year. EU signs US gas deal to curb reliance on Russia 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The agreement would see Washington provide the EU with at least 15 billion additional cubic metres of the fuel by the end of the year. Ukraine: Nato will respond if Russia uses chemical weapons, warns Biden 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “Taken together, these steps could reduce the European Union’s imports of Russian gas by more than 50 billion cubic metres, or over one third, within a year,” the IEA said. Europe could cut Russian gas imports by over a third in a year, IEA says 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Mongolia signed an agreement this week to build the Mongolian section of a transnational gas transmission project aimed at supplying 50 billion cubic metres of Russian gas to China, known as Power of Siberia 2. Mongolia's East-West balancing act buffeted by Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z "Welcome to the new world where Europeans will soon have to pay 2,000 euros per thousand cubic metres!" he tweeted - suggesting prices were set to double. Germany freezes Nord Stream 2 gas project as Ukraine crisis deepens 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The landlocked Czech Republic consumes around 8.7 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year, most of which comes from Russia through Germany. Czech minister: Putin gave Europe 'gift' as gas crisis showed alternatives exist 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z If it comes to fruition, the pipeline will be able to pump 55 billion cubic metres of gas to Germany each year. Nord Stream 2: How does the pipeline fit into Ukraine-Russia crisis? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z But this venue alone needs more than 1.2 million cubic metres of snow for Olympic events. Winter Olympics: Will the Beijing Games be 'green and clean'? 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z One of the world’s biggest wood buyers, it used 21 million cubic metres of wood in products and packaging, up around 10% from the year before. IKEA's climate footprint shrinks from pre-pandemic level despite record sales 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z The organisers will be spraying no less than 1.2 million cubic metres of artificial snow onto the competition sites, because so little snow falls in the Beijing region. Beijing Winter Olympics: When are they and why is there a boycott? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Under the agreement, Jordan would install 600 megawatts of solar power generating capacity to be exported to Israel, while Israel would provide water-scarce Jordan with 200 million cubic metres of desalinated water. Jordanians protest against water-for-energy deal with Israel 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The project would see Jordan build 600 megawatts of solar generating capacity which would be exported to Israel, contingent upon Israel providing water-scarce Jordan with 200 million cubic metres of desalinated water. Israel, Jordan to partner in water-for-energy deal 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “We consume about 10 million cubic metres of gas a year here ... to us, gas is what water is to others,” said glass factory owner Luciano Gambaro. Soaring gas prices threaten survival of Venice glassblowers 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Every cubic metre of biogas, a mixture primarily of methane and carbon dioxide, is estimated to replace the equivalent of 5 kg of wood or 3 kg of coal, it said. Small box turns waste into treasure for Ivory Coast farmers 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Within minutes the village was covered in 40,000 cubic metres of debris. Climate change: Nightmare of life in the shadow of landslide coal tip 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z It contained between 3 million and 10 million cubic metres of recoverable oil, corresponding to between 19 million and 62 million barrels, it added. Equinor makes its 6th Norwegian oil discovery of 2021 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z About four million cubic metres of rubbish was dumped at Ferry Road landfill before it closed. Cardiff council blunders cause landfill river pollution 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The gas shipment from Poland's PGNiG was one million cubic metres. Moldova: Russia threatens gas supply in Europe's poorest state 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z In 2019, two million cubic metres of sand were placed along a 6km stretch of coast, in an attempt to build a natural barrier to the sea. Norfolk sand: Has a colossal experiment worked? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The new plants would produce a combined 2.8 million cubic metres a day, an amount that would be doubled longer term. Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in 5 years 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Novak did not say how large Russia's gas reserves were but estimated that European underground facilities were short of around 25 billion cubic metres of gas. Russia seeing record gas demand but still ready to boost EU supplies, Novak says 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z In 2019, the government said that 5 million cubic metres a day of raw sewage water were being pumped directly into the Tigris, one of the rivers that feed Iraq's marshes. 'Our whole life depends on water': Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The new pipeline will be able to transport 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year, enough to supply 26 million households, operator Nord Stream 2 said. Final piece of Nord Stream 2 in place, operator says 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z It cut diplomatic ties with Rabat and announced it will no longer provide Morocco with Algerian gas, estimated at 800 million cubic metres annually. Viewpoint: Algerian blame games expose deep political crisis 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The new module will result in a significant boost in habitable volume for the ISS, raising it by 70 cubic metres. Delayed Russian Nauka module joins space station 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z The module will result in a significant boost in habitable volume for the ISS, raising it by 70 cubic metres. Russia sends long-delayed module to space station 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Every discussion and decision from the council chambers are stored here covering about 800 cubic metres which, as Ruth says, "is a lot of boxes". What's the point of the Teesside Archives? 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z An Israeli official said that would effectively double the supply for the year - from May 2021 to May 2022 - as around 50 million cubic metres was already being sold or given to Jordan. Israel doubles water supply to Jordan, source says PM met king 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The project is set to double the annual capacity of the existing Nord Stream pipeline to 110 billion cubic metres, more than Russia’s total gas exports to Europe for half a year. Gazprom holds back exports via Ukraine, pressing case for Nord Stream 2 -analysts 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Once Nord Stream 2 is finished, it will double the existing route's annual volume to 110 billion cubic metres. Russian gas pipeline to be finished as U.S. wants good ties with Europe, Putin says 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z It provides around 120,000 cubic metres of peat a year to garden centres, DIY outlets and professional growers across the south of England and the Midlands. Garden centres 'failing to stop peat sales' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The latest attempt to dislodge the Ever Given tanker started earlier on Friday after dredging operations to remove 20,000 cubic metres of sand at the tanker’s bow. Efforts to refloat ship stranded in Suez Canal suspended till Saturday: sources 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z According to news wire AFP quoting the Global Times, the PM 10 pollution in six downtown districts reached "over 8,100 micrograms per cubic metre" on Monday. Apocalyptic skies as Beijing hit by worst sandstorm in a decade 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z In comparison, the Etna eruption that threatened the town of Randazzo in 1981 released a mere 20 million cubic metres of material. Etna: Life beneath the volcanic dust of repeated eruptions 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z The BLF and Asthma UK are demanding the government reduce that to the 10 micrograms per cubic metres limit recommended by the WHO. Toxic air puts six million at risk of lung damage 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z IKEA, one of the world’s biggest wood buyers, in the year used 19 million cubic metres of wood in products and packaging. IKEA lowers climate footprint helped by pandemic and energy-efficient light bulbs 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The government says the land would be flattened by blasting, crushing and filling with a total 3m cubic metres of earthworks. 'A real bad precedent': Australia criticised for Antarctica airport plan 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z “Now we understand that it’s not just about the ground beneath our feet, but the space around us and the air that we breathe. We need to think in cubic metres, not just square metres.” Two-way street: how Barcelona is democratising public space 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z The tender to dig up 100,000 cubic metres of sediment was won by Ukrainian dredging company Sobi and work started in July this year, according to a post on the company’s Facebook page. Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Ankara expects gas suppliers to offer more competitive pricing and flexibility if they want to renew long-term contracts totalling 16 billion cubic metres a year, the official said. Turkey to send second drill ship to Black Sea - minister 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z On their expedition - from the UK to the Falkland Islands - she and her colleagues detected up to 7,000 particles per cubic metre of seawater. Atlantic microplastic 'weighs millions of tonnes' 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The northern province also met China’s interim air quality standard of 35 micrograms per cubic metre. Pollution in China's smog-prone Hebei falls by a quarter in April 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The report concluded that such evidence justified reducing the maximum permitted concentrations of fine particulate matter from 12 micrograms per cubic metre of air to between 8 and 10 micrograms. The sustained undermining of science by the EPA’s leaders is a travesty 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z And they're also predominantly to the south of the outlet delta for Borneo island''s Mahakam River, which is discharging something in the order of 8 million cubic metres of sediment every year. Tsunami risk found near future Indonesian capital 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Researchers say the discovery shows that Neanderthals systematically collected seafood: in some layers the density of shells was as high as 370kg per cubic metre. Cave find shows Neanderthals collected seafood, scientists say 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The World Health Organization describes NO2 as “a toxic gas which causes significant inflammation of the airways” at concentrations above 200 micrograms per cubic metre. Coronavirus pandemic leading to huge drop in air pollution 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Gazprom also said it will sign new long-term deals with European customers soon involving contract renewals representing tens of billions of cubic metres of gas per year. Gazprom to resume China gas route talks once virus quarantine lifted 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The federal government has recommended a maximum level of chloroprene humans should inhale over a lifetime as 0.2 micrograms a cubic metre. Revealed: Denka lobbied to undermine science behind ‘likely’ cancer-causing toxin 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z The new assessment now points to 0.19 cubic km sliding into the ocean, almost 200 million cubic metres. Giant blocks from Anak Krakatau litter ocean floor 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Ariake Arena, the volleyball venue, features 880 cubic metres of wood, mainly sourced from Japan, which is the most of any of the sites other than the National Stadium. Tokyo 2020 venues near completion eight months from Games 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z It spans an area of almost 700,000 square metres, with a depth of 150 metres and a storage capacity of more than 34 million cubic metres. A rubbish story: China's mega-dump already full 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z But some climate models put it at nearly 30 million cubic metres per second. A sharper view of the world’s oceans 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z A typical envelope for a sport balloon is about 2,500 cubic metres in volume. The adventurer who is heading to the stratosphere 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Indigenous and riverine communities allied to oppose the dam system, which blocks one of the Amazon’s biggest tributaries with 2.1m tonnes of concrete and 79.2m cubic metres of earth. Poorly planned Amazon dam project 'poses serious threat to life' 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Another explosion risk is the large amount of diesel fuel still inside the vessel - as much as 200 cubic metres, according to Norwegian media. Russian fishing trawler ablaze in Norway 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z It shows the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the air and compares it to the World Health Organization's annual legal limit of 40 micrograms per cubic metre. Estate agents urged to tell buyers about pollution 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z A decrease on that scale would bring Barcelona’s NO2 levels into line with the WHO recommendation of a maximum of 40 micrograms per cubic metre. Barcelona's car-free 'superblocks' could save hundreds of lives 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z All reservoirs in England and Wales with a capacity above 25,000 cubic metres above ground level must comply with the Reservoirs Act. How well was the Whaley Bridge dam maintained? 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z All reservoirs in the country above 25,000 cubic metres capacity must comply with the Reservoirs Act. How safe are Britain's dams? 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z About 34,000 cubic metres of new high-level and intermediate waste is generated each year by operating civil reactors, says the WNA. What should we do with radioactive nuclear waste? 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Nearly two million cubic metres of sand is being shifted to a stretch of eroding Norfolk coastline in a radical plan to save it from the sea. Vast sand scheme to protect Norfolk coast 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The US shale heartlands in the Marcellus, Haynesville and Permian basins produced an extra 78 billion cubic metres of gas last year. Hopes for climate progress falter with coal still king across Asia 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Mr Bell said it was "highly complex" and required more than 220 cubic metres of new concrete and 165 tonnes of new fabricated steelwork. Structural flaws at £335m new hospital 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The new pipeline will increase the amount of gas going under the Baltic to 55 billion cubic metres per year. Skateboarding protesters occupy gas pipeline 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z It ejected more than 250m cubic metres of tephra, creating an ash cloud that rose to five miles in height and caused the grounding of most flights within European air space. What lies beneath: Robert Macfarlane travels 'Underland' 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z During the dirtier winter months, levels of fine particulate matter in the air there typically hover at around two hundred and twenty-five micrograms per cubic metre. The Hidden Air Pollution in Our Homes 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The Theatre Royal said it was "by far" the UK's largest bronze sculpture by volume, at 25.6 cubic metres. 'UK's largest' bronze sculpture arrives 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The decontamination operation cleaned generated millions of cubic metres of radioactive soil, packed into bags that carpet large swaths of Fukushima prefecture. Fukushima grapples with toxic soil that no one wants 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z While the 52,000-tonne steel exoskeleton covering the airport’s six concourses immediately catches the eye, what lies beneath is familiar to many Chinese mega-projects: concrete – 1.6m cubic metres of it. The grey wall of China: inside the world's concrete superpower 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z A million cubic metres of concrete were poured on the highlands site in just 41 months to encase the soil and erect new edifices for ministries and homes. Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “Even short-term increases of just ten micrograms per cubic metre from one day to the next will increase hospital admission rates and mortality in the over sixty-fives,” she said. The Hidden Air Pollution in Our Homes 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z At its peak, the installation pumped billions of cubic metres of water from Galilee to the rest of Israel. Where Jesus once preached, the holy waters are draining away 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Some 600 people were in the mine’s canteen and administrative area when the dam collapsed on 25 January, releasing 11.7m cubic metres of waste mud and ore. US briefing: State of the Union, Brazil dam and domestic violence laws 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Sometimes touted as China’s “new Great Wall”, the dam includes 27.2m cubic metres of concrete and its hydroelectric power station is the world’s largest power station in terms of capacity. The grey wall of China: inside the world's concrete superpower 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The Hoover Dam alone required 3.3m cubic metres, then a world record. Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The destructive power of 11.7m cubic metres of muddy waste meant that rescuers were finding pieces rather than whole corpses. Dam collapse: the desperate search at Brazil's 'ground zero' 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z As fears grew that such volumes would deplete the lake, the plant has reduced to moving just 20m cubic metres per year. Where Jesus once preached, the holy waters are draining away 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z As hopes of finding anyone alive dwindle, thoughts are now turning to how to deal with the 12 million cubic metres of mud that was released. How do you clear tonnes of toxic sludge? 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The million cubic metres of concrete also represent mainland China’s growing reach into the supposedly autonomous regions of Macau and Hong Kong. The grey wall of China: inside the world's concrete superpower 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z This was a world record until China’s Three Gorges Dam choked the Yangtze with 27.2m cubic metres. Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z It's estimated that these plants produce 95 million cubic metres of freshwater per day from seas and rivers - equivalent to almost half the average flow over Niagara Falls. Toxic brine worry from desalination plants 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Israel also relied on the Sea of Galilee’s waters to forge a 1994 peace treaty with Jordan, agreeing to pump 55m cubic metres a year to its former enemy. Where Jesus once preached, the holy waters are draining away 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The salt ponds at Eden Landing, for example, require an estimated 5.4 million cubic metres of sediment to bring them close to the level of surrounding marshland. Fortresses of mud: how to protect the San Francisco Bay Area from rising seas 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z This is lower than the UK limits of 25 micrograms per cubic metre but closer to the World Health Organization's recommended limit of 10 micrograms per cubic metre. Even low air pollution may damage heart 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The necessary sand alone would quickly exceed 100 million cubic metres, it says, threatening a fragile marine habitat and the livelihoods of 15,000 fishermen who work in the mining area. Sri Lanka's 'new Dubai': will Chinese-built city suck the life out of Colombo? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z This new study estimates these plants discharge 142 million cubic metres of extremely salty brine every day, a 50% increase on previous estimates. Toxic brine worry from desalination plants 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Five years ago, Israel agreed to release 9m cubic metres from the Sea of Galilee, a tiny amount of water, the first time its waters had run uninterrupted into the river since the 1960s. Where Jesus once preached, the holy waters are draining away 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z As authorities started pumping water from the cave at industrial levels – they would eventually remove an estimated 10bn cubic metres – a second hurdle emerged. Thai cave rescue: Navy Seals say mission came 'close to disaster' 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The 6 Western Cape reservoirs that feed the city hold less than 2 years’ supply: 890 million cubic metres, compared with a reliable annual yield of 570 million cubic metres. Cape Town’s drought: don’t blame climate change 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Globally, sand extraction is estimated to be worth £50bn per year, a cubic metre of sand selling for as much as £62 in areas of high demand and scarce supply. Riddle of the sands: the truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islands 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z The pollen count is the amount of pollen per cubic metre measured over 24 hours at various places across the UK, using a trap with sticky paper inside it. Tips for dealing with hay fever 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z But hundreds of cubic metres will be needed to fully rehabilitate the river. Where Jesus once preached, the holy waters are draining away 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z But it is also because the reservoir is relatively small: its capacity is 29bn cubic metres. China has built the world’s largest water-diversion project 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z One delayed gas field was brought online last year with three more slated to start producing this year, lifting annual gas output of 94 billion cubic metres by 9 billion cubic metres. U.S.-trained engineer takes on Algeria's energy monolith 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Cao found that the tower expels between 5 million and 8 million cubic metres of filtered air a day in winter. China tests giant air cleaner to combat smog 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z A small island ill-equipped to cope with endless hotel developments and the millions of tourists that visit each year, Bali alone produces about 5,000 cubic metres of waste a day. Bali hopes to regain paradise island status with mass cleanup 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Hope Street in Glasgow remains the most polluted street for nitrogen dioxide but levels have decreased from 65mcg per cubic metre to 58. Small improvement for polluted streets 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z For London to exceed the legal limit for NO2 emissions, there needs to be a recording of 18 hours of at least 200 micrograms per cubic metre anywhere in the capital. London's January air 'best in 10 years' 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z As a result, the amount of carbon in any given cubic metre of soil remained roughly the same, regardless of differences in vegetation, climate, topography or water chemistry across blue-carbon ecosystems. Climate Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Blue Carbon 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Fewer than 1% of postcodes are rated either 4 or 5, and no postcodes in Great Britain fall into the highest category - six - for areas that average over 100 micrograms of NO2 per cubic metre. Pollution hotspots revealed 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z But even that is far above the World Health Organisation recommended annual level of 10 micrograms per cubic metre. Has Beijing's air quality improved? 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The Scottish air quality objective is 18 mcg per cubic metre. Small improvement for polluted streets 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, is allowing households to purchase a maximum 220 cubic metres of natural gas per day, up from 150 cubic metres previously, local media reported on Friday. Cold comfort: Chinese city eases gas rationing as snow hits 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z That would not be enough to stabilise the sea, which needs at least 800m cubic metres to stay at current levels. Jordan’s water crisis is made worse by a feud with Israel 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z For comparison, the iron in the Eiffel Tower is about 930 cubic metres. Trees are covering more of the land in rich countries 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z In giant refrigerated tanks below decks, the ship carried 27,500 cubic metres of liquid ethane — enough to fill 11 Olympic swimming pools. How fracking Is upending the chemical industry 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z At the southern tower they poured 16,000 cubic metres of concrete over a period of 15 days continuously from barges on the river. Everything you need to know about the Queensferry Crossing - BBC News 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, is allowing households to purchase a maximum 220 cubic metres of natural gas per day, up from 150 cubic metres previously, local media reported on Friday. Cold comfort: Chinese city eases gas rationing as snow hits 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The “Red-Dead project”, as it is called, would desalinate seawater at the Jordanian port of Aqaba and pump 200m cubic metres of leftover brine into the Dead Sea each year. Jordan’s water crisis is made worse by a feud with Israel 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Some 60 million cubic metres of earth—the equivalent of more than 20,000 Olympic swimming pools—are slinking their way to the valley floor and taking part of the town with them. Creeping Earth Could Hold Secret to Deadly Landslides 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Some 60 million cubic metres of earth — the equivalent of more than 20,000 Olympic swimming pools — are slinking their way to the valley floor and taking part of the town with them. Creeping earth could hold secret to deadly landslides 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z It is estimated the storms brought down over eight million cubic metres of lumber across 45,000 hectares of forest. Poland storms kill six, destroy tens of thousands of trees - BBC News 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Indeed, dust densities above 100 micrograms per cubic metre, when the telescope's enclosure must be shut, are statistically more frequent at Mauna Kea. Thirty Meter Telescope: Alternative telescope site is a good back-up : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z His team rented a tractor and bulldozer to remove some 200 cubic metres of rock that blocked access. Oldest Homo sapiens fossil claim rewrites our species' history 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z GWD is given in units of cubic metres per capita of the importing nation per year. Groundwater depletion embedded in international food trade : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z In fact, the two neighbours have had an agreement to share the water since 1973, obligating Afghanistan to channel at least 22 cubic metres a second annually to Iran. Dam project promises water – but also conflict – for dusty Afghan border lands 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The level of PM2.5 fine particle emissions was also worryingly high: 44 micrograms per cubic metre, which can cause harm for people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children. Suffocating planet: air pollution around the world today – live 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z The enclosures, each occupying 150 cubic metres, simulate the muggy habitats in which Africa’s Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes thrive. Gene drives thwarted by emergence of resistant organisms 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Under EU law hourly levels of NO2, mostly caused by diesel vehicles, must not exceed 200 micrograms per cubic metre more than 18 times in a year. Brixton Road breaches annual air pollution limit in five days - BBC News 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z GWD is given in units of cubic metres per capita of the exporting nation per year. Groundwater depletion embedded in international food trade : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The Chinese capital reached dangerous levels of more than 400 micrograms per cubic metre. Satellite Eye on Earth: December 2016 – in pictures 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z In Munich, particulate levels briefly reached 26 times the EU-recommended daily limit of 50 micrograms of particulates per cubic metre of air. Germany 'pollution spike' follows New Year's Eve fireworks - BBC News 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Army Corps of Engineers report, numerous voids had opened up below the dam—as much as twenty-three thousand cubic metres’ worth. A Bigger Problem Than ISIS? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z There are now six of them across Bermuda, generating a combined 13,500 cubic metres per day. Why houses in Bermuda have white stepped roofs - BBC News 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z GWD is given in units of cubic metres per capita of the exporting nation per year. Groundwater depletion embedded in international food trade : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z About 230m cubic metres of sand were dredged from the North Sea to create about 5,000 acres of new land. Satellite Eye on Earth: December 2016 – in pictures 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z More than 400,000 cubic metres of sediment is thought to be travelling down Monterey Canyon each year on this final leg of the cycle. 'Smart boulders' record huge underwater avalanche - BBC News 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Behind it, a reservoir eight miles long holds eleven billion cubic metres of water. A Bigger Problem Than ISIS? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z The level of PM10 lead particles in Paris was higher than the recommended 80 micrograms per cubic metre several days last week. Paris bans cars for second day running as pollution strikes 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z GWD is given in units of cubic metres per capita of the importing nation per year. Groundwater depletion embedded in international food trade : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z This results in concentrations of breathable particulates between 900 and 1,400 micrograms per cubic metre - way above the 200 microgram level rated as "very unhealthy" by the US Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality Index. Do smoke-free stoves really save lives? - BBC News 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Around 25m cubic metres of earth have been scooped up from the harbour floor, with the Australian government giving approval for a further 19m cubic meters to be dug up. Obama's dirty secret: the fossil fuel projects the US littered around the world 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The Fukuoka workers, who filled the whole with 6,200 cubic metres of sand and cement, drew praise on social media. Japan fixes vast Fukuoka city sinkhole – in two days 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Workers will move millions of cubic metres of earth and rock as they build the dam. Tajikistan's Rogun: Building the world's tallest dam - BBC News 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z In any given cubic metre of space, there's roughly 10–27 kilograms of the stuff. Q&A: Brian Schmidt : Nature : Nature Research 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Meanwhile rosewood can sell for many thousands of pounds a cubic metre. The grey parrot and the race against Africa’s wildlife extinction 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Their research showed that 14 million cubic metres of magma is accumulating each year, enough to fill London's Wembley Stadium 3.5 times over. Japan's Sakurajima volcano due for major eruption within 30 years, say scientists - BBC News 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Calculations suggest that about 9 million cubic metres of magma — 3,600 Olympic swimming pools’ worth — pushed into the crust each year during peak growth. ‘Zombie volcano’ slowly grows beneath New Zealand 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Air pollution levels were generally much lower for cities in developed countries with Sydney, New York and London registering 17, 16 and 22 micrograms per cubic metre for PM10s respectively. Air pollution rising at an 'alarming rate' in world's cities 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Roughly 7 million cubic metres of debris filled the bottom of the valley, and another 10 million cubic metres still rest precariously on slopes more than 5,000 metres above sea level. Killer landslides: The lasting legacy of Nepal’s quake 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z That would be a substantial boost: a B-330, as the name suggests, offers 330 cubic metres of room, about a third of the total space presently available on the ISS. Pump it up, Scotty 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z At some point the government will choose the location of an underground store for the hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of waste built up over more than 60 years of nuclear operations. Long-term cement study seeks nuclear waste solution - BBC News 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The catastrophe unfolded when the reservoir cracked open after weeks of heavy rain, releasing 1.1 million cubic metres of poisonous red sludge. Outrage as plant bosses acquitted over fatal toxic spill in Hungary 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The annual average European legal limit for nitrogen dioxide, which is linked to asthma and other respiratory problems, is set at 40 microgrammes per cubic metre. Scotland's 'most polluted' streets named - BBC News 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z In what is one of Brazil's biggest environmental disasters, about 62 million cubic metres of mud spilled from the dam and flooded a vast area. In pictures: Brazil dam burst aftermath - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The expansion will involve dredging one million cubic metres of spoil near the Great Barrier Reef which will then be dumped on land. Australia approves Abbot Point coal port expansion - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z When the red alert was declared, the US Embassy's air pollution monitor in Beijing said the intensity of the tiny particles known as PM 2.5 were at 291 micrograms per cubic metre. China to receive $300m loan to combat pollution levels - BBC News 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z When its walls cracked, 1.1 million cubic metres of poisonous red sludge was released. Outrage as plant bosses acquitted over fatal toxic spill in Hungary 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Activists said the level hit 1,400 micrograms per cubic metre in the north-east city of Shenyang last month, saying it was the worst seen in China. China pollution: Beijing issues first red smog alert - BBC News 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Two weeks after bursting through a dam used to contain more than 40m cubic metres of waste from an iron-ore mine in south-eastern Brazil on November 5th, the sludge began to reach the Atlantic Ocean. Soiling the sea 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z That’s because Papua New Guineans consume about 1.8 cubic metres of firewood a year – about the same as Europeans did, before we started burning coal. The incredible plan to make money grow on trees | Sam Knight 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The bunker, which is covered in 16 cubic metres of concrete, is a "fully functional" room complete with a kitchen and "party area". Man builds underground bunker in garden - BBC News 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The WHO recommends a maximum of 50 micrograms per cubic metre. Diwali: Delhi pollution 'hits hazardous levels' - BBC News 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In comparison, London's PM 2.5 average on 6 December was 8 micrograms per cubic metre, the Environmental Research Group at King's College said. China pollution: Beijing issues first red smog alert - BBC News 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Anything higher than an average of 25 micrograms per cubic metre in one day, or 10 micrograms per cubic metre over a year, is considered dangerous by the WHO. Delhi warns against Diwali fireworks to safeguard air quality 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z There is a third disturbing development: the tens of millions of cubic metres a year of sand being mined from the lower Mekong river that flows through Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Climate Change: Mekong Delta heads for troubled waters - BBC News 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Pluto's mass was already known, so the larger radius gives a density that is consequently now a little lower, at 1,860kg per cubic metre. New Horizons: First Pluto journal paper discusses dwarf planet's origins - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The Grid forecasts peak demand of 465 million cubic metres a day, with a potential supply of up to 613 million cubic metres. UK power supplies enough for winter, says National Grid - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Each balloon backpack holds 1.2 cubic metres of gas, enough for about five hours of cooking. The bio-fuel start-up that sells cooking gas by the rucksack - BBC News 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z On 1 January 1667, workers began removing the first of an estimated 7m cubic metres of earth and rubble to create the canal. More plane trees felled along Canal du Midi in fight against killer fungus 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The weak rouble helped to offset a fall in the volume of sales of almost 10%, to 132bn cubic metres of gas. Gazprom profits boosted by weak rouble - BBC News 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z In November, the two countries also signed a framework agreement for an Altai gas pipeline to potentially supply 30bn cubic metres of gas to western China each year for 30 years. China and Russia: the world's new superpower axis? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z A dam at a waste pond burst releasing 4.5m cubic metres of toxic slurry into virtually untouched forest, affecting an area mostly populated by First Nation peoples. Was this indigenous leader killed because he fought to save Ecuador's land? 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z One ship working in the South China Sea, tracked by Jane’s Defence Weekly, can suck up 4,500 cubic metres of debris an hour from the seabed. South China Sea islands are Chinese plan to militarise zone, claims US 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Pumping a cubic metre of fresh water distances of more than 200km requires more energy than desalinating the same amount of seawater, according to Semiat. Desalination: the quest to quench the world's thirst for water 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, a peak above 500 micrograms per cubic metre was detected at a measuring station in Ireland. Bardarbunga eruption gases estimated 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z In late 2013, the government approved a plan to dump about 3m cubic metres of that port’s waste inside the reef’s waters. Judgment day 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z “Fifteen hundred cubic metres of raw sewage continues to be discharged into our common Baltic Sea every 24 hours,” they write. Weapons Flood into Putin's European Arms Depot 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z A daily level above 35 micrograms per cubic metre is considered unsafe. The cost of clean air 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z A total of 130,000 cubic metres of silt were removed. Somerset floods: What has been done? 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The WHO recommends a maximum of 25 micrograms per cubic metre. Beijing smog hits hazardous levels 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z But Beijing is planning to increase its gas imports from this region further, and by 2020 China plans to be importing 65bn cubic metres of gas from Turkmenistan every year. China's increasing demands for gas 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z A total of 17 million cubic metres of biomethane, enough to power 8,300 homes, is generated annually at the plant through a process known as anaerobic digestion. UK's first 'poo bus' starts running 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z “With projected total imports of 68 billion cubic metres of gas from Russia, China would overtake Germany as the largest consumer of Russian gas,” says Silk Road Capital in a note today. How To Fix The Rouble 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z In the capital, buildings were obscured by a thick haze, with PM2.5 levels in the city staying above 300 micrograms per cubic metre since Wednesday afternoon and authorities issuing an “orange” alert. China pollution levels hit 20 times safe levels 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Lava is flowing north of the glacier at about a hundred cubic metres per second, and a dramatic white plume of steam and gas rises to four and a half kilometers above the sea. Reshaping the Earth 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z It claims the field will yield 5 billion cubic metres next year, compared with just 200m cubic metres of shale gas produced nationally in 2013. Shale game 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Bristol sewage treatment works processes around 75 million cubic metres of sewage waste and 35,000 tonnes of food waste each year. UK's first 'poo bus' starts running 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Data recorded by a team from the University of Cambridge suggests that 50 million cubic metres of molten rock has moved in the last 24 hours. New concerns over Iceland volcano 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z In 2012, the total amount of installed desalination capacity exceeded 80 million cubic metres per day, enough to supply some 200 million people. The parched planet: Water on tap 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Ukraine said that an offer from Russia of a discount of $100 for every 1,000 cubic metres of gas was part of a "trap". Ukraine rejects Russian gas 'trap' 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z IN 2012 China’s main planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, declared that the country would produce 60 billion-100 billion cubic metres of shale gas a year in 2020. Shale game 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It is intended to deliver Russian gas to southern Europe without passing through Ukraine and if built, it would deliver 63 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year. EU-Moscow row over gas pipeline 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Let us imagine that in 3030BC the total possessions of the people of Egypt filled one cubic metre. It's simple. If we can't change our economic system, our number's up 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z In theory, this may be an empty threat, given that even the optimum target capacity of 60bn cubic metres to China is still low compared to Russian exports to Europe. Russia's gas deal with China underlines the risks to Europe's energy security 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The agreement, signed at a summit in Shanghai, is expected to deliver some 38 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year eastward to China's burgeoning economy, starting around 2018. China and Russia sign huge gas deal 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Hardly surprising, then, that in May China signed a $400-billion deal with Russia’s Gazprom to import 38 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year over the next three decades. Shale game 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Last month, the Brazilian Environment Ministry said fraud in Pará was responsible for the unlawful sale of 26.8 million cubic metres of forest products. Brazil laundering illegal timber on a 'massive and growing scale' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Under the agreement, signed on Monday, Slovakia will reinstate a disused pipeline capable of supplying three billion cubic metres of gas a year to Ukraine. Ukraine threatens Gazprom lawsuit 2014-04-28T15:20:01Z As a result of their recommendations, over nearly eight weeks, dam operators will allow some 130 million cubic metres of water to travel downstream. Water returns to arid Colorado River delta 2014-03-19T18:20:40.598Z For now, shale-gas production in Europe is almost zero but is expected to rise to nearly 85 billion cubic metres by 2040. Geoscience: Fracking fundamentals 2014-03-12T18:50:49.300Z The present rules generally advise limiting exposure to roughly 100 micrograms of crystalline silica per cubic metre of air, averaged over 8 hours. Dust regulations trigger backlash 2014-03-05T18:50:31.676Z One of these models anticipates a maximum concentration by mid-2015 of up to 27 becquerels per cubic metre of water; the other no more than about two becquerels per cubic metre of water. Scientists track Fukushima plume 2014-02-25T11:36:47Z "We estimate that it will need between 100-200 cubic metres of concrete - which is equivalent to 10-20 truck loads but there may be connections to further voids below," he said. British sinkhole spike prompts warning 2014-02-18T16:14:42Z In addition to the eight-week pulse flow, dam operators will also release a ‘base flow’ of 65 million cubic metres, on a schedule that is yet to be determined. Water returns to arid Colorado River delta 2014-03-19T18:20:40.598Z South Pars is an offshore natural gas field shared between Iran and Qatar, and holds around 14 trillion cubic metres of gas. Week in pictures: 18-24 January 2014 2014-01-24T16:13:58Z Millions of cubic metres of peat are imported into Britain each year. 'Use less peat' call to UK gardeners 2014-01-17T09:43:39Z Indonesia consumes about 40 billion cubic metres of gas a year, and demand is growing by at least 10 percent annually. UPDATE 1-Indonesia plans Pertamina acquisition of gas utility PGN 2014-01-16T12:11:49Z If you want to picture 65 cu m, then compare it with the volume of the average UK house, which is about 200 cubic metres. Bloodhound Diary: 'Great' British engineering 2013-12-25T00:02:08Z It halved imports of expensive Algerian gas this year to 10 billion cubic metres. Eni may seek up to $10 billion from Statoil in gas dispute 2013-11-28T18:24:25Z Recoverable gas in the Levant Basin, which lies largely in Cypriot and Israeli waters, hold some 3.5 trillion cubic metres of gas, the U.S. Analysis: Black Sea gas bonanza remains elusive 2013-10-24T14:31:13Z At its densest, the artificial cloud is likely to contain no more than 1 milligram of ash per cubic metre, says Prata. Volcanic-ash sensor to take flight 2013-10-23T17:20:29.617Z At the moment, desalination produces 75 million cubic metres of water a day, which is used primarily for drinking and for industrial use. Water: The flow of technology 2013-09-25T21:50:42.130Z Air Liquide started up a 38 million cubic metre per year plant last month but it is not yet operating at full potential. Analysis: Tech firms, medical research threatened by helium shortage 2013-09-19T09:52:29Z Somebody had the idea to buy certificates in building materials in advance, and those certificates were denominated in cubic metres of concrete. And how would you like to pay, sir – cash, credit card, or Bitcoin? 2013-07-06T23:07:23Z I pump around 5m cubic metres of gas a day into the system that feeds the regime's power stations. Syria's oilfields create surreal battle lines amid chaos and tribal loyalties 2013-06-25T16:17:29Z However, the House of Representatives agreed to extend helium sales until all but 85 million cubic metres of the stockpile remain. Seven days: 26 April–2 May 2013 2013-05-01T17:20:24.533Z The total volume of water lost in that period was about 30 billion cubic metres — almost the same as the capacity of the largest reservoir in the United States, Lake Mead in Nevada. Water: The flow of technology 2013-09-25T21:50:42.130Z The facility is expected to produce up to 4,000 cubic metres of synthetic methane per day — enough to fuel about 1,500 cars. Renewable power: Germany’s energy gamble 2013-04-10T17:20:31.080Z But much of Gazprom’s 35 trillion cubic metres of reserves are in barely accessible places such as the Yamal Peninsula, the Far East and Eastern Siberia. Gazprom: Russia’s wounded giant 2013-03-21T16:02:18Z I am pumping 4.5m cubic metres of gas into the main gas grid. Syria's oilfields create surreal battle lines amid chaos and tribal loyalties 2013-06-25T16:17:29Z At the height of the incident, around 200,000 cubic metres of gas was escaping every day, but the level reduced when workers drilled a relief well. Elgin North Sea gas platform resumes production almost year after leak 2013-03-11T17:12:37Z In studies by O'Shaughnessy's group, using temperature monitors saved 500 cubic metres of water per hectare over a year for both cotton and sorghum without affecting the yield. Water: The flow of technology 2013-09-25T21:50:42.130Z China’s leaders resolved to boost annual shale-gas production from near zero today to at least 60 billion cubic metres by 2020. China slow to tap shale-gas bonanza 2013-02-20T18:20:40.820Z They were part of a group of 15 locations that failed to meet the EU and UK standard of 40 micrograms per cubic metre of nitrogen dioxide. Most polluted streets revealed 2013-02-03T00:38:12Z By 2010, the state was producing 11bn cubic metres, helping to put the US on course to be the world's biggest supplier of oil and gas within a decade. How cheap energy from shale will reshape America's role in the world 2012-11-15T19:09:25Z Gazprom's exports to Europe, a vital source of revenue, are likely to decline this year from the 150 billion cubic metres it sold last year, analysts say. Timchenko challenges Gazprom's gas export monopoly: Forbes 2012-10-29T09:47:43Z But it says flaring still wastes 140 billion cubic metres of gas a year - equivalent to a third of the annual gas consumption in the European Union. Ambitious gas flaring targets set 2012-10-24T16:37:34Z But in March 2012, the Chinese government estimated the country’s reserves at 25 trillion cubic metres, and an earlier estimate from the US Energy Information Administration was even larger. China slow to tap shale-gas bonanza 2013-02-20T18:20:40.820Z The development in County Antrim will allow for storage for 500 million cubic metres of natural gas in caverns a mile under the lough. Lough gas scheme gets go-ahead 2012-10-18T09:56:26Z William Sinclair Holdings issued a profits warning on Tuesday, saying it had only been able to achieve about a fifth of its normal annual harvest of about 570,000 cubic metres of peat. Peat supplier blames summer rains for shortage 2012-10-02T10:42:38Z With reserves estimated at 3.8 trillion cubic metres it was considered a major opportunity as gas prices began to soar worldwide in the early part of the new century. Plug pulled on Russia's flagship Shtokman energy project 2012-08-29T18:12:51Z Icebergs made navigation especially dangerous that night for the ship, which was as long as three football fields and laden with 210,000 cubic metres of crude. Exxon Valdez Laid to Rest 2012-08-13T21:15:03.430Z The United States, by comparison, produced more than 150 billion cubic metres in 2010. China slow to tap shale-gas bonanza 2013-02-20T18:20:40.820Z Every cubic metre of the original soil had to be removed and replaced with a specially designed mixture of stone, crushed rock and green composted waste. London 2012: Olympic Park's gardeners juggle their blooms 2012-07-16T17:20:48Z DUC operates 16 fields, with a daily production of about 180,000 barrels of oil and 14 million cubic metres of gas. UPDATE 1-Denmark to take 20 pct stake in N.Sea oil producer DUC 2012-07-09T11:24:53Z The larger of the two vaults involves the excavation of about 200,000 cubic metres of rock. 'Big holes' dug for nuclear waste 2012-07-06T03:47:21Z But it remains unclear whether this will include a long-awaited gas agreement that would allow Moscow to supply some 70bn cubic metres of gas to its neighbour. Putin to start key China visit 2012-06-05T01:46:20Z In fact, the laboratory's 180,000 cubic metres of space is not its most valuable attribute. Gran Sasso: Chamber of physics 2012-05-23T21:50:23.633Z A minimum height of 2.6 metres and a minimum cubical content of 25 cubic metres are prescribed for rooms; there are no regulations for thickness of walls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z "You would need a flow rate of about two cubic metres per second, and you'd only run it when it was necessary and when reservoir levels in London were low," he says. Why not pipe water from north to south? 2012-02-20T00:01:14Z When the drill broke through to the lake, water surged roughly 30–40 metres up the borehole, forcing 1.5 cubic metres of drilling fluid out of the top of the hole. Russians celebrate Vostok victory 2012-02-15T18:20:52.023Z Indeed, much of the country’s population endures air so foul that it registers above 30 micrograms per cubic metre. Pollution in China: Clearing the air 2012-02-09T16:02:40Z The average daily consumption of water, which is brought from the river Ruhr by an aqueduct, is 24,700 cubic metres. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z On the east side of the LOW a stream of air, relatively warm, carried a load of water vapor, approximately 13 grams in each cubic metre. Wind and Weather 2011-11-23T03:00:57.717Z Some 94 million cubic metres of sediment were dredged up to make the islands. Gulf ecology hit by coastal development 2011-11-16T18:20:20.203Z The ore-bodies were most irregular, varying greatly in size, from a thin seam between schist planes, to very large bodies containing as much as 200,000 cubic metres. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The company owns India's biggest gas pipeline network of about 8,700 kilometres, with capacity to transmit about 170 million cubic metres of gas daily. UPDATE 1-India GAIL to buy US shale gas asset, invest $300 mln over 5 yrs 2011-09-29T04:44:20Z Consultancy Booz and Company estimates Saudi water use is around 950 cubic metres per capita each year, compared with a world average of 500 cubic metres. Saudi Arabia's water needs eating into oil wealth 2011-09-07T15:42:22Z The absolute humidity is low, often less than ten grams per cubic metre. Wind and Weather 2011-11-23T03:00:57.717Z Before the shut-in, the four Brent fields produced about 4.5 million cubic metres a day of gas, less than 2 percent of current UK gas demand, and just 20,000 barrels per day of oil. Shell confirms oil leak in North Sea 2011-08-12T22:57:41Z In May, India's oil and gas regulator said Reliance was producing 48 million standard cubic metres of gas per day of gas from its largest field. India's Reliance in record profit 2011-07-25T15:18:34Z Gazprom plans to start delivering 30 billion cubic metres of gas a year to China from 2015 and seeks a pricing agreement this summer. Rosneft, China to discuss oil pricing in mid-June 2011-05-25T12:19:04Z Vast quantities of natural gas lurk in shale rock formations deep underground: shale reserves are thought to contain 187 trillion cubic metres of natural gas. U.S. Investigates Safety of Natural Gas "Fracking" 2011-05-13T00:15:05.257Z The temperature is midway between freezing and normal body temperature or about 70° F. The relative humidity is approximately 75% and the absolute humidity 12 grams per cubic metre. Wind and Weather 2011-11-23T03:00:57.717Z He believes that the river now typically maintains a flow of only 80-100 cubic metres per second, which means that a project of this size is not sustainable. Waterfall or water trickle 2011-03-15T09:37:32Z In this way was created a reservoir which held three milliards of cubic metres of water, the surface of which occupied about three hundred square kilometres. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Approximately 48,000 cubic metres of material was excavated to create the bowl for the velodrome. In pictures 2011-02-22T02:45:42Z Levels of NO2 in Madrid - mainly the result of car exhausts - are consistently over the EU hourly limit of 200 micrograms per cubic metre. Madrid in commuter smog warning 2011-02-08T17:33:48Z Mr Putin said last week that Russia's Arctic offshore might hold 5bn tonnes of oil resources and 10 trillion cubic metres of gas. Arctic explorers 2011-01-18T00:02:25Z "Ten million cubic metres is - if you are bringing it down it - the equivalent to 10 World Trade Center sites," she says. Haiti?s debris mountain 2011-01-12T00:31:37Z Britain is Europe's largest consumer of gas, getting through about 100bn cubic metres a year – a third of the country's total energy consumption. Cold weather turns UK gas demand up to record levels 2010-12-20T20:45:17Z Medvedev's predecessor as Russia's president, the current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, agreed in 2006 to build two pipelines to China, exporting 68 billion cubic metres of gas per year. Russia Prepares to Open Oil Pipeline to China 2010-09-27T08:20:00Z That is still above the EU limit of 40 micrograms per cubic metre. Madrid in commuter smog warning 2011-02-08T17:33:48Z On Wednesday, Leopold Lobkovsky, vice president of Russia's Institute of Oceanology, estimated that Russia's chunk of the Arctic contains 51 billion tonnes of oil and 87 trillion cubic metres of gas. Vladimir Putin calls for Arctic claims to be resolved under UN law 2010-09-23T12:36:00Z The US Geological Survey estimated last year that there may be 90bn barrels of oil and 50tn cubic metres of gas across the Arctic. Greenland's prime minister lambasts Greenpeace for raiding Arctic oil rig 2010-08-31T17:22:00Z The US Geological Survey last year estimated there may be 90bn barrels of oil and 50tn cubic metres of gas across the Arctic. Greenpeace 'shuts down' Arctic oil rig 2010-08-31T12:33:00Z But it argued that when put together with 1,500 cubic metres of material that was "definitely exempt" this would bring the whole waste into the exempt category. Tonnes of radioactive waste casts doubt over London's Olympic stadium legacy 2010-06-20T19:00:00Z The current ash limit, a significant change from the former blanket ban, is 2mg of ash a cubic metre, but airspace closures still rely on computer models run by the Meteorological Office. EasyJet to trial volcanic ash 'radar' 2010-06-04T11:47:00Z Russia's current reserves – excluding the Arctic – are put at 10-20 billion tonnes of oil and 47.5 trillion cubic metres of gas. Vladimir Putin calls for Arctic claims to be resolved under UN law 2010-09-23T12:36:00Z It comprises several thousand cubic metres poised to come ashore from this patch alone. BP's behaviour in the Gulf is appalling. But our thirst for oil is the real issue 2010-05-29T23:16:00Z On computer screens, the plume showed up as a patch of sky where levels of ash were above 200 micrograms per cubic metre. Iceland volcano ash cloud: The full story of how the airlines won the battle for the skies 2010-04-21T21:37:00Z The layer contained highly abrasive particles at concentrations of 300 micrograms per cubic metre. Why aviation industry has cloudy knowledge of risks from volcanic ash 2010-04-20T21:52:00Z Altogether, 395 tonnes of gold were sold, representing a volume of slightly more than 20 cubic metres – about the same as a small caravan. The power of gold 2010-04-12T07:00:00Z Russian and German leaders today launched construction of a pipeline that will carry 55bn cubic metres of gas to under the Baltic Sea. Russia and Germany start work on ?8bn pipeline under the Baltic 2010-04-09T16:47:00Z Environmental worries Russia hopes to pump up to 55bn cubic metres of gas a year to EU countries through the pipeline. Nord Stream construction starts 2010-04-08T23:29:00Z The first showed where ash levels were above 200 micrograms per cubic metre and covered most of Britain. Iceland volcano ash cloud: The full story of how the airlines won the battle for the skies 2010-04-21T21:37:00Z State media have said that 140,000 cubic metres of water rushed into the pit on Sunday – enough to fill 56 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Flood warnings 'ignored' before Chinese mine disaster 2010-03-31T13:08:00Z The plan is to pump 55bn cubic metres of gas annually to Germany and other EU countries through the pipeline. Nord Stream secures bank funds 2010-03-16T12:48:00Z It is meant to pump 55bn cubic metres of gas per year from Russia directly to Germany. 2010-02-10T15:29:00Z It is expected to pump up to 31bn cubic metres of gas annually from the Caspian and the Middle East across Turkey and into Europe. Nord Stream construction starts 2010-04-08T23:29:00Z The second showed the plume only where it was 10 times more dense, with 2,000 micrograms of ash per cubic metre. Iceland volcano ash cloud: The full story of how the airlines won the battle for the skies 2010-04-21T21:37:00Z Russia will now buy 30bn cubic metres annually, down from 50bn cubic metres before supplies were cut by a pipeline explosion in April. 2010-01-06T12:46:00Z It is contained in an all-metal cell one million cubic metres in volume. The Ambassador At the washings which I saw, the clayey gravel was taken out of this layer and laid by the side of the hole until three or four cubic metres of it were collected. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Since then the Castanho had fallen; our measurements showed it to be slightly smaller than the other; the volume of the river after the junction was about 4,500 cubic metres a second. Through the Brazilian Wilderness The balloon is of silk and has a capacity of 1 cubic metre. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I The new pipeline will eventually more than double Turkmenistan's annual gas exports to Iran to 20bn cubic metres. 2010-01-06T12:46:00Z Seven of these were to be of 20,000 cubic metres' capacity and possessed of a speed of 47 miles per hour. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War During the last days of the snowfall I had about a cubic metre of snow collected and melted in a vessel. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The maximum provision contained in the German statutes refers to vessels with the capacity of 50,000 cubic metres, which must carry sixteen life-boats. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters But they require incessant care; "palms must eat and drink," say the Arabs; they drink, in the summer months, a hundred cubic metres of water apiece! Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia According to Wolff and Caro such gas usually carries with it from 30 to 60 grammes of acetone vapour per cubic metre, i.e., Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power "Thirty-five cubic metres to a bed in new wards," he stated. The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories To carry out this idea, Caro has suggested that 5 kilos. of petroleum spirit should be added to the generator water for every 50 cubic metres of gas evolved, i.e., Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power |
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