The Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the fourth largest lake in the world, has been reduced since the Soviet regime after 1960 and to less than a quarter of its original size. The water has become seriously salty and fishing has almost completely disappeared because there is hardly any life left in what is left of the lake. Cause … Lees verder >>
coastal erosion is a huge problem on the rocky coasts of France and Great Britain. Large cliffs are swept away and villages simply disappear into the sea. I wrote earlier on Geographical news about Skipsea Yorkshire where every year 2 meters coastline dissapeare in the sea . But things are also going fast on the more southerly situated Suffolk coast. … Lees verder >>
This weekend the New Zealand Volcano White Island erupted unexpectedly. In a volcano eruption in New Zealand, at least five people were killed and an unknown number were injured. People are still missing. There were probably a few dozen tourists on the island when the volcano suddenly erupted. A number of them have been evacuated. Podcast about Pyroclastic Eruptions >> … Lees verder >>
Great Britain is getting a bit smaller every year … .. on the way to Smaller Britain? Every year a piece of the English coast crumbles due to the power of the sea. In some places, about 70 centimeters per year disappear from the famous cliff coasts. The island still has 500,000 years to go, according to geologists, until it … Lees verder >>
Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300-2000 Around 17% of the country’s current land area has been reclaimed from the sea or lakes. Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000 – https://t.co/3KL9AtGyWx pic.twitter.com/L6ELLt8McS — Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) July 3, 2017 … Lees verder >>
One of the world’s largest inland seas and lowest spots on earth at -227 below sea level, Salton Sea was re-created in 1905 when high spring flooding on the Colorado River crashed the canal gates leading into the developing Imperial Valley. Salton Sea State Recreation Area covers 14 miles of the northeastern shore and has long been a popular site … Lees verder >>
The Dutch rivers, the polders …. the cities in a few minutes See what the #Netherlands look like in 100 seconds. Turn your sound on for our new film. What do you think of what you see?#NetherlandsIn100Seconds #MoreTreesPlease #SpaceForNature pic.twitter.com/CBl8FWPs53 — Daniel Raven-Ellison (@DanRavenEllison) October 23, 2019 … Lees verder >>
A lot of small villages in the USA didn’t grow for more than 50 years. They became forgotten Small Towns, Shitvilles…..However they are now discovered by people from the large cities. Waterville, Mississippi is a nice example. Less than a decade ago, Water Valley, Mississippi was a forgotten small town: there were 18 empty storefronts lining it’s four-block Main Street … Lees verder >>
There are five “hotspots” in the oceans where all kinds of plastics have collected. All unbreakable stuff that floats on the sea and wind currents and that has accumulated in a number of places. Of those five places, “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is the largest. Here about 1/3 of all ocean plastic floats. A young Dutch student from the … Lees verder >>
An incredible timelapse look at how states and territories of the United States of America have changed over the last 200 years … Lees verder >>
Egypt and Ethiopia at odds over Blue Nile dam The long-running dispute centres on the filling and operation of what will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. The Dispute in a graphic by Graphicnews : Source : Graphicnews >>> … Lees verder >>
Last summer, a photo of fast-melting sea ice on Greenland went viral. Danish scientists were overwhelmed by the heat this summer and had to make their planned trip on sea ice with a solid layer of water. Melting sea ice is not in itself fearful. The melting season is always from June to August and is an annual phenomenon. In … Lees verder >>
Scientists have discovered that the Okjokull glacier has disappeared in Iceland. It is melted and therefore no longer exists. For hundreds of years, the Ok volcano crater in the Langjökull region of Iceland was covered with a glacier. Around 1900 the Okjökull (jökull is Icelandic for “glacier”) was still about 38 km2 in size and the ice sheet was 50 … Lees verder >>
Mont Blanc glacier on brink of collapse Part of a glacier on a mountain in the Mont Blanc range is at risk of collapse, prompting Italian authorities to close roads and evacuate mountain huts. About 250,000 cubic metres of ice are in danger of breaking away from the Planpincieux glacier on the Grandes Jorasses peak, officials said. Source : Graphic … Lees verder >>