A UN Report On Sand Mining: “Sand, Rarer Than One Thinks”
Sand Wars movie, directed by Denis Delestrac, expressly inspired the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to publish this Global Environmental Alert.
Predicting Where Water Will Go In A Hurricane
In most tropical cyclones the greatest damage is done not by the wind but from the storm surge, the mountain of water pushed by raging winds from the ocean to deluge the land.
Recent Earthquakes in Chile and L.A. Raise Questions About Ring of Fire
The 8.2 earthquake that shook northern Chile and surrounding countries late Tuesday night was one of a string of recent earthquakes along what is known as the “Ring of Fire,” a circle of quake-prone areas on the Pacific Rim.