简介:WorkersonOctober29completedatunnelunderChina'sYangtzeRiverforamajorgaspipelinethatwillrunfromthesouthwestprovinceofSichuantoShanghaiineastChina.Withadiameterof3.08metersandalengthof1,405meters,thetunnellaidabout20metersbeneaththeriverbed,connectingtwogaswellsoneachbankoftheYang-
简介:Duringthelast2yearstheIUGShasrevieweditsOrganisationandOperationstoallowmoreefficientandeffectiveadministrationintothefuture.AmongtheitemsreviewedwasthelifeofCommissionswhichhavenowbeendefinedatamaximumof8years.AsaconsequenceCOGEOENVIRONMENT,whichhasbeeninexistencesinceearly1990,wasformallycloseddownattheIGCinFlorenceinAugust2004.ThedecisionbytheIUGSCounciltocloseCOGEOENVIRONMENTdidnotinanywayimplythattheroleoftheIUGSinpromotinggeoscienceinenvironmentmatterswascompleted.