Mountains around the World

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...

Aftermath

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Damages

Ocean City

Wright County MN Massive Financial Cover up Continues 2

" When I first started investigating this issue, I had no idea how difficult it would be. This has taken an enormous amount of time and patience. You would not know this was America. Was all the information we learned in High School Civics about "Public Servants", "Open...

Paradise under attack, Or the Human Cancer.

 by, Uwe Paschen. Japan is a Paradise of sorts, yet one that is under attack due in part to natural phenomenon’s such as Earthquakes and Typhoons, as well as Tides and Tsunamis yet the greatest damage is due...

Tropical Hardwood, to save Panama from Deforestation.

By, Uwe Paschen. Tropical Hardwood to save Panama from Deforestation.  Tropical Deforestation and decades of Agricultural Misuse and abuse of the land have left Panama's Rain Forest in a dyer state to the...

WASHING THE LAS VEGAS WASH

Group celebrates transformation, reclamation of resource area"Not so long ago, the Las Vegas Wash carved its way through a southeast valley wasteland of illegal dump sites, homeless encampments and tangled forests...

Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008

"Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Coast Guarding in Louisiana 2008 " Last July, the wetlands flyover tour was co-sponsored by the state, the America's Wetland Foundation and the National Guard. The intention? To...

Gravity, erosion rob Utah park of popular arch

This goes to show nothing is forever...... and don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today. Me and some hiking buddies have had to break Arizona/Utah/Canyon hike plans several times over the past few years...

Village threatened by warming gets funding

Certainly distressing when an entire town must be evacuated before it is swallowed up forever.  It is also reported that the State of Iowa is under 2/3 of water.  Where do you relocate a state?...

Gates picks new leadership for Air Force

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended senior Pentagon official Michael Donley to be secretary of the U.S. Air Force in a shake-up triggered by mistakes in handling nuclear...

Nutria under the gun on the 17th Street Canal New Orleans

"Posted by Andrew Vanacore June 05, 2008 11:02PMA Jefferson Parish SWAT team has been called in to defend the 17th Street Canal.The threat? Nutria, the orange-toothed rodents that eat through marshlands and...

Bill Cosby: Stop Blaming Whitey !!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBill Cosby always the consumate gentleman who first raised the ire of comics everywhere by challenging them to try comedy without profane language has always been a...

Canada losing title as global human-rights champion?

Blame the Conservatives, says Amnesty International."OTTAWA - Conservative wavering on the world stage has risked Canada's reputation as a human-rights champion, Amnesty International says in a report released...

Video: Ocean swallows Brazilian town

"The Brazilian town of Atafona, is being swallowed by the ocean as rising temperatures speed up erosion.  Researchers say a total of 183 buildings have been destroyed and the Marine lighthouse moved twice in...

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