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Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks in front of the Space Environment Simulator (SES). Harris underscored how the U.S. is harnessing one of the nations’ most powerful tools – our space program to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communities. (Photo Credit: NASA/Taylor Mickal)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 1m LIDAR Composite Digital Terrain Model (DTM).
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A screen grab of a dragline in action mining phosphate rock in Polk County. The Polk County History Center in Bartow has a section featuring one of the major sources of Central Florida’s prosperity. The source material are layers of bones and shells many millions of years old, the sediment from prehistoric times when the area was part of a large sea. The rock is refined to become a primary fertilizer material, via the addition of sulphuric acid to create phosphoric acid. Central Florida ranks second only to Morocco in phosphate rock deposits, which are a non-renewable resource.
It was my job as a fertilizer market analyst that first brought me to Florida in the mid-1980s. That might not seem the most enticing of careers, but in common with many colleagues and friends, it proved very rewarding and fulfilling. I lasted some 31 years in the business. I always enjoyed visits to the mines and processing plants, which included observing the extraction of the raw material from within a dragline cab.
The operation makes heavy environmental demands, including water use for the rock refinement. The phosphoric acid production process also creates by-product gypsum, which in the absence of any permitted commercial use must be dumped in high-maintenance stacks. Once the mine is depleted, the mining company is obligated to restore the landscape to its original state.
A little overnight snow fall created the perfect environment for 2nd and 3rd grade students at Studebaker Elementary School on Saturday morning. Thanks to Ken Deever and his Rooftop Foundation, the students were treated to breakfast before heading off to Walmart, where each was given a $75 gift card to purchase gifts for family members. When they returned to school the cafeteria resembled a North Pole workshop as students and volunteers got to work wrapping their holiday gifts. When their work was done Santa and Mrs. Claus (shhhh … it may have been Ken Deever and his wife Esta … but don’t tell anyone) stopped by and presented each student with a bag of gifts of their own.
Hand crafted with original plans in 1987, it is thought that this may be the first of its kind in Canada.
Colourful Camden, with the great street art, and so many expressions, on the weekend many many people…..This image is one I am adding to the Flickr World Day Photography for the their theme of Built Environment
Glaciers and ice caps cover about 10% of the world’s landmass. These are concentrated in Greenland and Antarctica and contain 70% of the world’s freshwater. Unfortunately, most of these resources are located far from human habitation and are not readily accessible for human use. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 96% of the world’s frozen freshwater is at the South and North Poles, with the remaining 4% spread over 550,000 km2 of glaciers and mountainous icecaps measuring about 180,000 km3 (UNEP, 1992; Untersteiner, 1975; WGMS, 1998, 2002). Groundwater is by far the most abundant and readily available source of freshwater, followed by lakes, reservoirs, rivers and wetlands. Analysis indicates that: - Groundwater represents over 90% of the world’s readily available freshwater resource (Boswinkel, 2000). About 1.5 billion people depend upon groundwater for their drinking water supply (WRI, UNEP, UNDP, World Bank, 1998). - The amount of groundwater withdrawn annually is roughly estimated at 600-700 km3, representing about 20% of global water withdrawals (WMO, 1997). - A comprehensive picture of the quantity of groundwater withdrawn and consumed annually around the world does not exist. Most freshwater lakes are located at high altitudes, with nearly 50% of the world’s lakes located in Canada alone. Many lakes, especially those in arid regions, become salty through evaporation, which concentrates the inflowing salts. The Caspian Sea, the Dead Sea, and the Great Salt Lake are among the world’s major salt lakes. Rivers form a hydrologic mosaic, with an estimated 263 international river basins covering 45.3% (231,059,898 km2) of the earth’s land surface, excluding Antarctica (UNEP, Oregon State University et al., in preparation). The total volume of water in the world’s rivers is estimated at 2,115 km3 (Groombridge and Jenkins, 1998).
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The Rendille. Pushed away by their neighbours, they henceforth inhabit a vast territory : from the Kaisut Desert to the east to the shores of Lake Turkana to the west.They are semi-nomadic, that is to say both nomad and pastoralist. Clans live in temporary settlement called gobs. The Rendille never stay long at the same place to look for water sources and pasturing areas. They move 3 to 5 times a year. Women are in charge of taking the houses apart and putting them back in the new location. The Rendille favour camels rather than cattle, because they are better suited to the environment. The Rendille depend heavily on them for food, milk, clothing, trade and transport. The Rendille are skilled craftsmen and make many different decoration or ornaments. Like the Maasai with cows, camels are bled in order to drink their blood. Marriage is not allowed within one's own clan. Society is strongly bound by family ties. The Rendille still believe in their God, called Wak or Ngai. They also have fortune-tellers who predict the future, and perform sacrifices to make it rain. Special ceremonies take place at a child's birth. A ewe or goat is sacrificed if it is a girl, a ram if a boy. The girl is blessed 3 times while 4 for the boy. In the same way, mother drinks blood for 3 days for a babygirl, 4 days for a babyboy. The weeding ceremony takes time. The prospective groom must give the bridewealth to the bride's family: 4 female and 4 male camels.
Les Rendille. Repoussés par leurs voisins, ils habitent désormais un vaste territoire, qui va du Désert de Kaisut à l’est aux rives du Lac Turkana à l’ouest.Ils sont semi-nomades, c’est-à-dire à la fois nomades et pasteurs. Les clans vivent dans des installations temporaires appelées gobs. Les Rendille ne restent jamais longtemps au même endroit pour chercher des sources d’eau et des pâturages. Ils se déplacent 3 à 5 fois par an. Les femmes sont chargées de démonter les maisons et les replacer dans leur nouveau lieu d’habitat. Les Rendile privilégient les dromadaires au bétail, étant plus adaptés à leur environnement. Ils dépendent largement d’eux pour leur nourriture, lait, habits, commerce et transport. Les Rendille sont des artisans qualifiés et créent des décorations et ornements divers. Comme les Maasai avec les vaches, les dromadaires sont saignés pour boire le sang. Le mariage n’est pas autorisé à l’intérieur d’un même clan. La société est solidement lié par les attaches familiales.Les Rendille croient dans un Dieu qu’ils appellent Wak ou Ngai. Ils ont aussi des voyants qui prédisent l’avenir, et réalisent des sacrifices pour faire pleuvoir. Des cérémonies spéciales ont lieu à la naissance d’un enfant. Une brebis ou chèvre est sacrifiée si c’est une fille, un bélier si c’est un garçon. La fille est bénie 3 fois, 4 pour le garçon. De la même manière, la mère boit du sang pendant 3 jours pour une petite fille, 4 pour un petit garçon. La cérémonie du mariage prend du temps. Le futur époux doit payer le prix de la mariée à la famille de celle-ci : 4 dromadaires femelles et 4 mâles.
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Sands Point Preserve,
Port Washington North, Long Island
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The most likely colors to attract bees, according to scientists, are purple, violet and blue. Bees also have the ability to see color much faster than humans.
-- Mark Owens
Xyliatos is a village in the district of Nicosia and it is built 50 kilometres southwest of the capital at an altitude of 515 metres. The dam as well as the surrounding picnic area are important points in the village.
Almonds, probably, are the most famous nuts in the world. But not everyone knows how magnificent they are during the blooming period. If you visit Xyliatos village in February, you will be charmed by the groves of almond trees which will be covered with a gentle veil of flowers. By the way, the colour of the blossoms can tell you about the almond variety.
Sunny days of February are offered for road trips as the almond trees blossom, the fields are greener and flowers grow everywhere you look.
Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 25cm LIDAR Composite Digital Surface Model (DSM).
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The capacity of ocean's blue carbon sinks (total annual blue carbon sink burial rates).
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Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 2m LIDAR Composite Digital Terrain Model (DTM).
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26-27 November 2019
2019 Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum - GGSD
OECD Headquarters, Paris, France
Photo: OECD/Andrew Wheeler
Konnos bay is considered to be one of the most scenic beaches on Cyprus. The beach stretches with fine golden sand for about 200 metres.
Ayia Napa is a resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus.
The Eden Project comprises artificial biomes that house plants collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, close to the town of St Austell, Cornwall.
The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species,and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment.
This is a 3 shot HDR processed with SNS HDR.
Alkalinity is commonly used to indicate a water body’s capacity to buffer against acidity; that is, the ability to resist, or dampen, changes in pH. Thus, alkaline compounds in water, such as bicarbonates, carbonates, and hydroxides, lower the acidity of the water and increase the pH. Alkalinity (as CaCO3) was analysed for all sampling stations available at the continental level. Concentrations remained reasonably steady between the two decades for Africa, Asia, South America and Australasia, but significant increases were noted for European and North American rivers, which may indicate a shift towards reduced acidic impacts at the continental scale. Overall, during the last 30 years , alkalinity has decreased in North America and Europe, but has significantly increased in Asia. Examination of the outflow stations in 82 monitored river basins indicate a decrease in bicarbonate concentrations between the two decades , in the northern latitudes, including North America, Europe and Asia. For the period 1976-1990, European rivers displayed the highest concentrations of calcium at a continental level, with concentrations varying between 2 mg and 50 mg per litre for major rivers. Comparing the two decades, observations of surface water showed an increase in calcium concentrations in the Laurentian shield region of North America, and in the rivers of the north central European region.
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Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 0.50m LIDAR Composite Digital Surface Model (DSM).
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Village of Anyos. View from Alberg Borda Jovell, Sispony. La Massana, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees
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Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 0.50m LIDAR Composite Digital Terrain Model (DSM).
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Waste materials are placed every where.
Stop this non-sense. Trees supposed to hold leaves and fruits and not the garbage. Let us stop this madness.
Shot at May hall, Bangalore.
Save Environment!
Save Earth!
For Environment day - June 5th
Shot @ MG Road, Bangalore.