Untamed Nature

Monday, June 18, 2007

Orbital neglect

The Houston Chronicle
18 Jun 2007

AONE-OF-A-KIND weather satellite, QuikScat, provides meteorologists with a continuous stream of data to measure the strength and course of hurricanes. Although the craft is already five years beyond its expected operating life and crippled by equipment... read more...

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

‘Pearl of Kamchatka’ geysers lost under mudslide lake
Luke Harding Moscow
The Guardian
05 Jun 2007

It is one of the world’s last natural wonders, a lunar landscape of spewing volcanic craters and gurgling eruptions. But yesterday environmentalists were assessing the damage done by a landslide to one of Russia’s most famous attractions. The Valley... read more...