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In this picture made available Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, polar lights shine in the sky above Guelper Havel river in Guelpe, northwest of Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 2014. These northern lights are caused by a giant cloud of electric particles of a sun storm in the Earth's atmosphere. Guelpe in nature park Westhavelland is said to be Germany's darkest place.
Aurora Borealis   Northern Lights   Photos   United Kingdom   Wikipedia: Aurora (astronomy)		  Business Insider 
United Kingdom Gets A Spectacular View Of The Northern Lights
Fri 28 Feb 2014
People in Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and elsewhere are catching a glimpse of the rare but incredible Northern Lights that are usually only seen inside the Arctic Circle, Sky News reports. The Lights,... (photo: AP / dpa, Patrick Pleul)
Pine trees
Climate Change   Photos   Pine Trees   Research		  BBC News 
Smell of forest pine can limit climate change - researchers
Wed 26 Feb 2014
New research suggests a strong link between the powerful smell of pine trees and climate change. Scientists say they've found a mechanism by which these scented vapours turn into aerosols above... (photo: WN / RTayco)
File - President Barack Obama looks back towards a group of students before signing H.R. 1911, the "Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013," in the Oval Office, Aug. 9, 2013.  Times Union  Wed 26 Feb 2014
The President takes some big steps to combat warming
The following appeared in a Miami Herald editorial: In keeping with his State of the Union promise to use his executive powers more in the face of a recalcitrant Congress, President Obama last week... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Barack Obama   Climate Change   Global Warming   Photos   Wikipedia: Global warming
From left, Adam Metallo and Vince Rossi from the Smithsonian's Digitization Program Office 3-D Lab a use high-resolution laser arm and medium-range laser scanners to document one of the most complete fossil whales from the Cerro Ballena site. In the background, Smithsonian paleontologist Nick Pyenson reviews data on his laptop while the group works at night in a temporary tent next to the Pan-American Highway in the Atacama Region of Chile, 2011.  BBC News  Wed 26 Feb 2014
Chile's stunning fossil whale graveyard explained
It is one of the most astonishing fossil discoveries of recent years - a graveyard of whales found beside the Pan-American Highway in Chile. And now scientists think they can explain how so many of... (photo: Smithsonian Institution)
Chile   Fossils   Photos   Whales   Wikipedia: Evolution of cetaceans
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Indonesia: Rising sea BBC News Tue 25 Feb 2014
Indonesia: Rising sea 'threatens 1,500 islands'
As many as 1,500 of Indonesia's islands could be under water by 2050 because of rising sea levels, it's been reported. In the capital city, Jakarta, the main... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Indonesia   People   Photos   Sea   Wikipedia: Ceram Sea
24/02/2014 UN kicks off International Year to raise profile of small island developing countries (United Nations General Assembly) noodls Mon 24 Feb 2014
24/02/2014 UN kicks off International Year to raise profile of small island developing countries (United Nations General Assembly)
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) UN kicks off International Year to raise profile of small island developing countries The black sand coast near Taremb, Malekula... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
Barbados   Photos   Small Island   UN Security   Wikipedia: Barbados
In this file photo released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 approaches the Sea Shepherd's high-speed trimaran Gojira during their encounter Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 in Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Fisheries agency official Tatsuya Nakaoku says Japan has halted the hunt since Feb. 10, 2011 after persistent disruptions by the anti-whaling protesters "to ensure safety." Canoe Mon 24 Feb 2014
Sea Shepherd clashes with Japanese whalers
The Sea Shepherd conservation group, founded by Canadian Paul Watson, says it was ambushed overnight by Japanese whalers in the waters around Australia.... (photo: AP / Sea Shepherd, Simon Ager, File)
Photos   Sea Shepherd   Sea Shepherd V. Japanese whalers   Whale Wars   Wikipedia: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations
President Barack Obama wears Chicago Bulls basketball cap after delivering remarks at a DNC fundraiser at Navy Pier in Chicago, Thursday, April 14, 2011. The Examiner Sun 23 Feb 2014
Sierra Club tells Obama we can't have it both ways, we must stop fracking now
Following President Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, the Sierra Club issued a call for the people to tell the Obama Administration "no new fracking on... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Barack Obama   Photos   US   Washington   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
This is a Wednesday May 23, 2007 file photo of the Sellafield Nuclear Power Station in Sellafield, England. The Independent Sun 23 Feb 2014
Risk of nuclear leak sparks call for installation of flood defences
Managers of a nuclear waste dump on the Cumbria coast have been ordered to start preparations to defend the site against floods and erosion, amid fears that radioactive... (photo: AP / Dave Thompson)
Natural Disaster   Nuclear Pollution   Photos   UK Floods   Wikipedia: Winter storms of 2013–14 in the United Kingdom
Penang,Malaysia -Gurney Drive -Local Economy - Building - Property - Tourism - Travel Industry.(ps1) New Straits/Business Times Sat 22 Feb 2014
1Malaysia clinic should have medical doctor
TAWAU: A medical doctor should be based at every 1Malaysia clinic to encourage patients to seek treatment there, suggested Tourism, Culture and Environment assistant... (photo: WN / patricia)
Malaysia   Medical   Photos   Tourism   Treatment   Wikipedia: Malaysia


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