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“I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein.
Few places on Earth have been as radically transformed by humans within a span of a few centuries as Iceland. Prior to Norse settlement (landnám) in the late 9th century AD, the Icelandic environment was characterised by wetlands, woodlands and shrub heath in lowland areas, while much of the highlands sustained shrublands and heath. In this pristine island ecosystem, the settlers initiated a decentralised system of agriculture primarily based on animal husbandry, in which full use was made of land and resources. Paleoenvironmental studies indicate that the pastoralist agriculture, in particular the increased emphasis on sheep rearing, in conjunction with removal of vegetation, is largely responsible for the dramatic degradation of soils and vegetation that is evident in Icelandic paleoenvironmental research. Today over 42% of the surface of Iceland is classified as desert despite a relatively humid climate. A large proportion of these deserts in the interiors formed after human settlement. (Excerpts from: Landscape change in the Icelandic highland: A long-term record of the impacts of land use, climate and volcanism by Sigrún Dögg Eddudóttir, Egill Erlendsson, Guðrún Gísladóttir)
All is hushed except the fluttering and snapping and popping of the cloth undulating on the unseen force around our angel.
Peering down upon the masses and deciding if it is time to descend and ask "why do you keep calling me here with all this discontent of life and tossing aside friendships over trivial matters. You need each other in these times of restlessness. I don't wish to bring my kind of pain and desolation upon earth. Please think on what your doing to each other, so I might sit up here quietly and believe in humans once again."Then there is quiet again except for the fluttering and snapping and popping of the cloth and a angel sitting peering down.
Take the time and Dim the Lights
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Nature reserve Haaksbergerveen in the Netherlands. This corner is called Siberia / Het Haaksbergseveen op de Nederlands-Duitse grens. Dit stuk heet Siberië
One last shot at the previous version of Everwinter. The new one is maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Atomic/135/83/30
Some Photoshop was involved here.
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The Trona Railway operates one of the most isolate and desolate piece of track in western United States. The scenery of the line along with a full roster of EMD product fresh from the 70s help to attract many people over these empty roads to the mining town.
Clearly showing the colours of their former owners even if they are badly burned by the merciless Death Valley sun, six SDs slowly pull an empty coal train out of Trona, ready to attack the 30 miles uphill ride toward the interchange point with Union Pacific in Searles, the railway's only connection with the outside world.
TRC road job
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Milepost 2.6 TRC subdivision
Trona,CA
March 24, 2011
I had just arrived at the shore of Desolation Lake. Every few minutes thereafter the breeze would stop just long enough to bring reflections similar to the ones visible above.