-
Nasa estimates that if Apophis were to hit Earth, it would explode with as much energy as 400 megatonnes of TNT.
BBC: Foresight mission spacecraft Image
-
In Scotland, soils such as peat store more than 3, 000 megatonnes of carbon posing a potential threat to the environment, SNH reported in 2010.
BBC: Peat land on Lewis
-
After climbing relentlessly to reach 781 megatonnes last year, Canada's emissions of gases linked to climate change will start to fall within three years, he promised.
ECONOMIST: Trying again on emissions policy