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Around 40 million years ago, the Australian-Indian plate was drifting northwards towards the Eurasian plate. Ancient rock on the sea floor between them was gradually pushed upwards to form the beginnings of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau. Eventually the Indian plate... World misled over Himalayan glacier meltdown
Didn't the popular environment protection movement get rolling back in the early 1970s? It amazes me that we still don't have public access to "proper" scientific information, based on formal scientific review, re. the condition of our only habitat. This report is worth...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Cabinet meeting at Mt. Everest:Nepal
Meeting in deep of the sea, in Philippines and now another meeting at highest place of the world. Reason, they want to raise the issue. Today, Nepal cabinet minsters are going to meet at highest peek of the word,... Peru's Politicians Deny Crisis as Water Shortage Looms
Story published in An American in Lima, July 24, 2009: link By Barbara R. Drake " LIMA: Peru’s Minister of the Environment Antonio Brack Egg told international glacier experts and other climate specialists last...
created by An American in Lima | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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601 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
Rocky Mountaineer Rolls On
Vancouver, British Columbia - A cast of colorful characters from around the world, boarded the Rocky Mountaineer luxury train in Vancouver, British Columbia. Together we would ride the rails on the train awarded... 1127 views | 74 recommendations | 10 comments
Italy and Switzerland may redraw their borders as glaciers melt
Italy and Switzerland may be forced to redraw their borders along the Alps near the Matterhorn as the glaciers continue to melt. Franco Narducci from Italy's Democratic Party wants to submit a bill to redraw the border with Switzerland, and Switzerland is agreeing with this... Global Warming Claims Another Glacier in Peru
Bald & ugly: not a patch of ice is left on Nevado Quilca, in Puno, south Peru
Awful news. Quilca Glacier (5,250 meters above sea level) in Puno has disappeared completely, reports Peru’s National Institute for Natural Resources (IRENA).
The disappearance of Quilca... Environmental change re-draws atlas of Africa
"Africa`s rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in Uganda`s Rwenzori Mountains to the loss of Cape Town`s unique `fynbos` vegetation, was presented Tuesday to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).The Atlas,...Facts Shatter Global Warming Denier Claims
"Global warming climate change is happening.x20 A major cause of it is the burning of fossil fuels. The effects of it will be severe and damaging. We are already seeing some effects in extreme weather events,...McCain rips Bush record on warming
Now that he has spent the last few months courting his party's base with promises on conservative pet issues such as remaining in Iraq what kind of supreme court justices he would appoint, McCain has turned to...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Melting mountains a "time bomb" for water shortages
"Glaciers and mountain snow are melting earlier in the year than usual, meaning the water has already gone when millions of people need it during the summer when rainfall is lower, scientists warned on Monday." River Ganges,waterless within 30 yrs:Fera environtmentalists
mythology
The Hindus believe that king Bhageerath son of King Dileep, Ikshvaku dynasty was main architect in bringing ganga down to the earth.
As the story goes-Bhageerath ancestors (Sagars) on their...
created by azzayindia | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Climate Change is Affecting All of Canada
"Climate change is already affecting every region of Canada, according to a major new federal government study that cites specific local examples of the good and bad in a warming nation."Tributes To Sir Edmund Hillary, The First to the Top of The World
The first man ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest died on January 10th, 2008, leaving behind a legacy of exploration and adventure that would leave even Indiana Jones green with envy.Leaders from around the...Multimedia Photostory: The King.
This is a photo story about a trip to Glacier National Park. Although it is not very timely (it was shot in august of '06), it's still pretty fun. Enjoy!http://www.eyeini.com/stories/glacierstory/index.html (big version)http://eyeini.com/eyeini/?p=79 ...NowPublic on Facebook
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