DAYS OF RAIN
This July, gorged by days of rain, the Meuse River broke its banks, and the Belgian town of Liège was its victim. Waters, the color …
THE NEXT WORLD WAR?
It is interesting how a relatively short time can change our perspective and our reality about the next World War. I wrote a blog in …
OUR DISINTEGRATING PLANET
After years of discussion about our disintegrating planet, and our seemingly hell-bent intent on speeding up that process when we know the outcome will …
IS NEW ZEALAND CRAZY
Is New Zealand crazy? In 2012, New Zealand’s Aoraki Mackenzie community successfully applied to the IDA (International Dark Sky Association) to become an accredited dark …
THE END OF MANKIND
The end of mankind sounds like the title of a horror movie about a massive comet collision with the earth, or a malignant worldwide pandemic. …
MOYENNE ISLAND
The history of Moyenne Island, which is an archipelago of 115 islands that make up the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, reads like an environmentalist’s …
THE RHINOCEROS PARTY
The Rhinoceros Party was a testament to the power of ridicule in the political process that we seem to have totally lost in this day …
INTERESTING MAPS
These interesting maps were sent to me by a reader. They represent facts we don’t normally encounter: This list of interesting maps certainly opened my …
THE ISLAND OF FOULA
The Island of Foula is the most remote part of the Shetland Islands, which themselves are remote enough for most tastes. Foula is also the …
CRISPR TOMATOES
CRISPR tomatoes are at the forefront of a food revolution. No, this is not another Golden Fleece Award. It is a scientific project for here …