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Chasing Ice: A Melting Landscape

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Weather.com - 11/19/12, Kerri Cassani

Chasing Ice

In Disko Bay, Greenland, 20-story high icebergs broken off from the Greenland Ice Sheet float into the North Atlantic, raising sea level

In the Spring of 2005, National Geographic photographer James Balog took on a challenging assignment, to help tell the story of the Earth's changing climate.  

"I never imagined you could see glaciers this big disappearing in such a short time. There's a powerful piece of history unfolding in these pictures," said Balog.

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Balochistan province of Pakistan shaken by twin tremors

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 11/20/12

November 20, 2012 – QUETTA, Pakistan – A moderate 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Quetta, Pakistan. The earthquake was followed by a mild intensity earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Balochistan on Monday, Geo News reported. According to preliminary reports, the quake was felt in Quetta, Ziarat, Harnai, Chaman, Pasheen, Khanoi, Qallat, Mastaung, Qilla Saifullah and others parts of Balochistan. Panic gripped the residents of the provincial capital and they came out of their houses.

No loss of life or property has been reported so far. The Meteorological Department said that the magnitude of the quake was recorded 4.5 on the Richter scale with epicenter 60 kilometer in south-east of Quetta. Sitting near the Durand Line border with Afghanistan and close to Kandahar province, Quetta is a trade and communications center between the two countries as well as an important military location which occupies a strategic position for the Pakistani Armed Forces. –International Times

 

Random Act Of Kindness In Georgia Goes Viral On The Internet (PHOTO)

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By Sarah Medina/Huffington Post Posted Updated: 11/18/2012 1:20 pm EST

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"While on vacation in Savannah, Georgia, I went downtown with some friends. We saw the car and noticed that someone had placed plastic bags on the window. I saw the note and thought this random act of kindness should be shared," the photographer -- who asked his friend to post it on Reddit -- told The Huffington Post.

"We never expected to make the front page of Reddit. We just wanted to show someone going out of their way to help a stranger," he added.

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Mount Doom is about to blow! New Zealand volcano used in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies set to erupt

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Daily Mail - Leon Watson, 11/19/12

 

  • Hikers have been warned to avoid the summit of Mount Ruapehu
  • Partially blocked vent means eruptions 'over the next weeks to months'Set to erupt: Mount Ruapehu volcano in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Set to erupt: Mount Ruapehu volcano in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

A New Zealand volcano that featured as Mount Doom in The Lord of the Rings movies is in danger of erupting as pressure builds in a subterranean vent, officials have said.

The Department of Conservation warned hikers to avoid the summit of Mount Ruapehu, saying that temperature readings by scientists indicated there was an increased risk of eruption at New Zealand's largest active volcano.

Deborah Bishop, Mississippi Teacher, Uses Thousands In Game Show Winnings To Treat Students, Create Scholarships

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Huffington Post Posted: Updated: 11/17/2012 1:47 pm EST

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A Mississippi teacher is the star of the show at West Harrison High School in Harrison County.

Spanish teacher Deborah Bishop treated her 20 Spanish Honor Society students to a night on the town Wednesday -- dinner at a fancy New Orleans restaurant, limousine pick-up and tickets to the opera, all while dropping off toy donations at the Children's Hospital on the way.

The night was a pricey excursion, costing Bishop $3,000 out of pocket, but was all made possible by a $23,500 prize she won in September on TV game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

 

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Sandy Uprooted Trees by the Thousands in NY, NJ

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Weather.com - Jim Fitzgerald, 11/17/12

In this Oct. 31, 2012 photo, a tree in Jersey City, N.J., lies tangled in power lines after being brought down by high winds from Superstorm Sandy. AP Photo/Charles Sykes

NEW YORK -- They fell by the thousands, like soldiers in some vast battle of giants, dropping to the earth in submission to a greater force.

The winds of Superstorm Sandy took out more trees in the neighborhoods, parks and forests of New York and New Jersey than any previous storm on record, experts say.

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