Archives for: Marina Ventura

Looking After the Grid
The electricity we use is generated using fossil fuels like gas, coal and biomass, from nuclear power...

Transmitting Electricity
Have you ever thought about how electricity actually gets to our homes, schools and places of...

The Electricity National Control Centre
The electricity we use travels across the country through a grid of cables and overhead lines, which if...

The Future of Electricity
Changes are part of life and we have to think about changing the way we generate and use electricity to...

Electricity β The what, how and why
We all use electricity every day β from charging our mobile phones and watching TV to cooking...

National Grid - Who, What, and Why?
You may be aware that climate change is a hot topic at the moment, with a very important climate...

What Next?
Climate change is the biggest challenge facing our generation. It's all over the news at the moment...

Why do they name storms?
The Met Office, the people who are basically in charge of telling everyone all about the weather, have...

How can we prevent climate change?
Climates naturally change but humans are responsible for our climate changing more quickly than it ever has...

Climate and wildlife
Humans arenβt the only ones affected by changes in the climate. Plants and animals are too. Habitats change...