Odd Things That Fall From The Skies
Posted on May 15, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Humour
The sky turned a yellowish colour in 2012, Steve Hornsby says, in Dorset, England, during a hail storm. He says that slippery transparent blue jelly like balls began raining down into his garden. Bournemouth University research assistant Josie Peg confirmed that the composition of the blue ice pellets is sodium polyacrylate, sometimes used for gardening [...]
Shocked By Mutant Fish
Posted on May 8, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Health, Society
Scientists were horified at finding 100s of shrimp without eyes, fish with black lesions and oozing sores and other mutants in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists have related these findings to BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which killed 11 and coated thousands of square miles of the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Read more…
Killer Tornadoes Sweep America
Posted on May 7, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, social
The 2012 tornado season in America, was ont its way to matching The Year of the Tonrado in 2011. In pril 2011 the United States experienced 600 tornadoes in one month, the highest number since records began being kept in 1950. Read more…
Spanish King Forced To Apologize
Posted on May 7, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Society
The Kind of Spain, Juan Carlos I recently apologized for having gone on an elephant-hunting trip in Africa. Particularly as the king is a member of the Spanish branch of the World Wildlife Fund. Read more of the king’s troubles…
England’s Tallest Horse
Posted on April 12, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Society
Digger, England’s tallest horse, is about to make history, along with the Queen of England’s diamond jubilee. Read more…
Flowers Once In Forty Years
Posted on April 12, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Society
Agave Franzosinii flowers only once in 40 years, before the gardeners had to cut it down because it had outgrown the glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Read more of this spectacular Mexican plant…
Worldwide Crisis In Drinking Water
Posted on April 11, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Health, Society
There are 80 countries worldwide that have water shortages that threaten health and economies, says the World Bank, while 40% of the world population have no access to clean water or sanitation. Read more about the world wide crisis…
Fukushima Permanently Off Limits
Posted on February 29, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment
160,000 people were evacuated and radiation spread over the northern parts of Japan, following the magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The latest reports say that some areas surrounding the power plant will remain permanently off limits. Read more…
The Planet’s Most Dangerous Bird
Posted on February 23, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment
Cassowaries are known as the most dangerous bird on the planet, according to the Guinness Book of Records. These unpredictable birds can be very aggressive, particularly if wounded or cornered. Read more about this endangered species…
Soap Bubbles And Giant’s Causeway
Posted on February 23, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment
The basalt pillars of the Giant’s Causeway, Ireland, have a common denominator with soap bubbles through what is known as the ‘bubble conjecture’. Read more about these fascinating stones…
