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Wildlife Getaways in the Philippines
The Philippines is certainly an envy of other countries because of its rich natural resources. Comprising some 7,107 islands, the archipelago has one of the world’s highest biodiversities. Various plant and animal species that are endemic to the country have … Continue reading
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Marvelous, Majestic, Monolithic Domes
[/caption] There is something awesome about a granite dome. Perhaps it’s the way it projects above its surroundings, emerging abruptly from the ground and rising so steeply to its rounded summit. Perhaps it’s the smooth, barren surface, hardly marred by … Continue reading
Madagascar’s Rainforests
Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, lies in splendid isolation some 480 km (300 mi) off the south east coast of Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Its separation from Africa occurred between 150-180 million years ago, and produced the extraordinarily … Continue reading
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Tagged biological regions, Conservation, Deforestation, endemic species, flora and fauna, lemur, lowland rainforests, Madagascar, Mantadia National Park, Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Nature, Perinet Special Reserve, Rainforests, Ranomafana National Park, The Canopy, Tropical Rainforests
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El Nino
At intervals of about three to eight years, a remarkable disturbance of ocean and atmosphere occurs. It begins in the eastern Pacific Ocean and spreads its effects widely over the globe. This disturbance lasts more than a year, bringing droughts, … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth Studies, El Nino, Extreme Earth, Extreme Weather, Nature, Oceanography
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The Aral Sea — A Dying Saline Lake
[/caption] East of the Caspian Sea, astride the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, lies an immense saline lake — the Aral Sea. Fed by meltwaters of high glaciers and snowfields in the lofty Hindu Kush, Pamir, and Tien … Continue reading