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Blog of Professor Guillermo Rein working from London on fire science and engineering [Link]. Follow me in twitter.

Monday, 19 April 2010

Artículo en el Anuario El País "Incendio latente bajo las Tablas de Daimiel"

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He escrito para el Anuario El país un articulo corto sobre el incendio soterrado de las Tablas de Daimiel. Incluyo el texto abajo. La vers...
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Networks of like-minded researchers effectively excluding newcomers

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As a young academic, and hence self-named newcomer to science, I was moved from the chair by some comments by The Institute of Physics in i...
Sunday, 21 February 2010

When the means deform the objective (video)

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This short film of the animated character Bean Maxwell caricatures a situation familiar to many of us. Enjoy.  - On the Level: All Bean...
Friday, 19 February 2010

Inspiring talk on a global problem related to combustion: cheap, clean-burning, solid fuels

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Prof  Amy Smith from MIT gave in 2006 a TED talk on how to develop clean-burning solid fuels from local resources for indoor cooking. She s...
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010

An incomplete view on climate change

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Prof Mike Hulme from University of East Anglia said it better: " Climate scientists get kudos from working on an issue in the public ey...
Monday, 11 January 2010

in the NYTimes!

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My comments on Daimiel made it to the New York Times (via AP), here goes my 15 min of fame: Spain Begins to Flood Park With Peat Fire
Saturday, 9 January 2010

Flooding starts in National Park after peat fire

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The good news that the National Park of Las Tablas de Daimiel begins to be flooded again was confirmed yesterday by EFE . It is hoped that t...
Sunday, 3 January 2010

Updated comments on Las Tablas de Daimiel fire

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I have posted in the Edinburgh Fire Research Blog a longer comment with new photos or my visit to Las Tablas de Daimiel fire. See here: ...
Monday, 28 December 2009

On Nature's carbon capture

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One of the currently most popular research topics is Carbon Capture and Storage (technology to remove carbon dioxide directly from the atmo...
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Presence in English-speaking media of my comments on the peat fire in Daimiel (Updated)

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Some of my comments on the peat fire in Daimiel have started to appear in media publishing in the English language: ( P resence in Spani...
Sunday, 27 December 2009

Apariciones en Periódicos Nacionales (actualizado)

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Apariciones mías en medios españoles a cuenta del incendio soterrado de Las Tablas de Daimiel: ( for English-speaking media see here ) 10/1...
Saturday, 5 December 2009

El incedio de Daimiel no se podrá dar por extinguido sin inundación total

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Foto tomada el día 25 de Noviembre de 2009 en la zona del preparque cerca del molino del Molimocho. El diario La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (LTC...
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Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Manifesto on the rights of Internet users

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(Drawing by Eneko/ 20minutos.es ) [from Spanish activists issue manifesto on the rights of Internet users and Manifiesto “En defensa de lo...
Saturday, 28 November 2009

Ongoing smouldering peat fire in Las Tablas de Daimiel / Incendio latente de turba en Las Tablas de Daimiel

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Photo taken on November 25, 2009 in the area adjacent to the National Park, near Molimocho. The peat, very dry (water content bellow 20% dr...
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Friday, 23 October 2009

"El fuego tiene combustible para arder durante años" · ELPAÍS.com

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The Spanish Newspaper El Pais publishes a sort interview with me about the ongoing peat fire in Las Tablas de Daimiel . "El fuego tiene...
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Monday, 28 September 2009

Personal Remarks about Academic Profession (I)

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Seven personal views on some myths about academics (I am an academic indeed!): I) I do not have 3 month of holidays . Indeed, last year ...
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