Delhi: how weather patterns and faraway mountains made this the world’s most polluted megacity: Delhi is perhaps the most polluted of the world’s megacities. Every winter, the city’s 30 million residents breathe air so toxic that visibility drops to mere metres. If you stand on top of one of Delhi’s monuments you can barely make …
Japanese manhole covers are painted with flowers, bridges, mountains and mascots — and now they’re for sale: Kenshi Kingami|nsplash Visitors to Japan are usually primed to look up – at the vast skyscrapers, the ornate temple gates, the traditional timber-framed guesthouses. Those who look down at their feet, though, might have noticed something equally intriguing …
Namibia and Angola’s remote Ovahimba mountains reveal a haven for unique plants – new survey: The Kaokoveld region, covering north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, is one of the remotest areas in southern Africa. Although it’s extremely dry, it is a centre of species endemism: many species occur only there and nowhere else on earth. New …
What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains: The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the High Atlas Mountains, about 71km south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar, who has been carrying out research on the formation of the Atlas mountains and the …
Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status – but it’s not been a quick fix for environmental problems: The Whanganui River, New Zealand. Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock As the scale and severity of environmental issues become more obvious, lawmakers are experimenting with new ways to protect nature. One approach that has gone from blue-sky debate to …
African mountains are feeling the heat of climate change: Mount Kenya WanderingNomad / Getty IMages Mountains are special places. They have distinctive climates that are generally cooler and wetter than surrounding lowlands, and they host plants, animals and landscapes that are uniquely found in these environments. However, mountains are under threat because of climate change, …
In Jamaica, native trees are being driven further up mountains towards extinction: eric laudonien / shutterstock The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are frequently covered in a dense blanket of cloud, but when it lifts the first thing you notice is the cloak of forest extending up their steep slopes to the top of the highest …
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How plankton helped create the Earth’s mountains 2 billion years ago: The Himalayas. Liudmila Kotvictchkaia/Shutterstock A world without the great mountain ranges – the Himalayas, the Alps, the Rockies, the Andes – is unimaginable, but they were not always a part of the Earth’s geography. Mountains didn’t start forming widely until 2 billion years ago, …
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A nice Kings Beach image: Grand Finale in the Mountains Image by niiicedave Sierra Thunderstorms enjoying their final peak. Here are the reported rain totals froim the mountains: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 459 AM PDT SUN JUN 14 2015 …RAINFALL REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS … LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE ELEVATION …EAST-CENTRAL SAN …
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Is it time to stop climbing mountains? Obsession with reaching summits is a modern invention: Engraving from John Chardin's Travels into Persia and the East Indies, 1686, showing Mount Ararat, Turkey. As a historian of mountains in Europe, I have been struck by the environmental questions raised by the pandemic. Early in lockdown, news outlets …
Music in the Mountains Classical Music Festival – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2020-07-23 19:00:00 in United States For over 30 years, Music in the Mountains has hosted an exceptional summer music festival in the heart of the beautiful San Juan Mountains. Featuring world-class musicians from around the globe performing classical and world …
Blue Mountains Pluriversity Christmas Gig – a Music interest event taking place on 2019-12-13 22:00:00 in Australia at Music 142 Katoomba Street Katoomba Australia – Add your South African Event here. Have you tried: Sailing in Africa ?
Alan Noble Blue Mountains Thursday 14 Nov 6.30-9pm – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-11-14 18:30:00 in Australia Discover ASEA with Ambassador Diamond Alan NobleDon’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most knowledgeable leaders in ASEA. Alan Noble has been with ASEA since the beginning and is the creator of …