5^th International Conference on Microbial Physiology and Genomics September 29-30, 2016 London, UK

        London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London’s ancient core, the city of London, largely retains its 1.12-squre-mile medieval boundaries and in 2011 had a resident population of 7,375, making it the smallest city in England. The bulk of this conurbation forms the Greater London administrative area governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. London is the leading Global city, with strengths in the arts , commerce, education, media, research and development, tourism,and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is one of the world’s leading financial centres and has the sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world depending on measurement. London’s 43 universities from the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe. London became the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times. London has a diverse range of people and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken within Greater London. London was the World’s most Populous City from around 1831 to 1925. London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London, Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich. Other famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Piccadilly Circus,  St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and The Shard. London is home to numerous museums, National Galleries, Tate Modern, British Libraries and 40 West End theatres. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.

 

                 The United Kingdom straddles the geographic mid-latitudes between 49–61 N. It is on the western seaboard of Afro-Eurasia, the world’s largest land mass. These conditions allow convergence between moist maritime air and dry continental air. In this area, the large temperature variation creates atmospheric instability and this is a major factor that influences the often unsettled weather the country experiences, where many types of weather can be experienced in a single day.