brian skerry reveals ocean’s glory and horror.
“We can’t keep taking without expecting serious consequences.” True that, Brian. And the oil leak still goooooees on. Horrible. Share
HAPPY EARTH DAY.
For millions of years, the changes of Earth’s climate have been driven by forces of nature. But for the last century and a half, Earth’s average temperature has been rising faster than any time in the past 10,000 years. The consensus in science that much of that change has been driven by us. Our Earth...
the girl effect.
thegirleffect.org The Girl Effect concept is elaborated in a beautiful animation comprising of a solution to a big problem. Share
the bubble nebula.
NGC 7635 (Caldwell 11), the Bubble Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia located at a distance of approximately 7800 light years. The relatively bright star at about the 11 o’clock position within the prominent bubble is known as BD +60°2522 or SAO 20575 and is the source of the bubble shape. The star...
think on these things.
Whether we call ourselves communists or capitalists, Hindus or Buddhists, Moslems or Christians, whether we are blind, lame, or well and happy, this earth is ours…it does not belong exclusively to the powerful rulers, to the nobles of the land, but it is our earth, yours and mine. We are nobodies, yet we also live...
documentary: crude.
Crude: The Real Price of Oil Filmmaker Joe Berlinger’s provocative documentary explores the ongoing battle waged by 30,000 indigenous Ecuadorans and their lawyers against Chevron for dumping billions of gallons of toxic oil waste into the Amazon. Berlinger examines the environmental catastrophe — dubbed the “Amazon Chernobyl” — from all sides, following the drama as it...
fish fall from the sky.
Ms Christine Balmer’s family thought she was going mad when she told them what was happening. ‘I haven’t lost my marbles,’ she said. ‘Hundreds and hundreds of fish landed in the town. Locals were picking them up off the ground everywhere. ‘These fish were alive when they hit the ground,’ she added. ‘Thank God it...
cold snap in florida & europe.
The US cold snap has struck the famously warm southern state of Florida, damaging key citrus crops and shocking both residents and tourists.
cold wave in india.
Full article. Published on Tue, Jan 05, 2010. Source link: IBNLIVE North India reels under cold wave, death toll at 122 New Delhi: Cold wave continues to have North India in its grip with the death toll rising to 122 as temperature have dropped drastically in many areas. Most parts of the Kashmir valley, including...
