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Just south of the Arctic circle lies a magical island - the land of fire and ice, the ever mesmerizing Iceland. Iceland in winter is a very different place to Iceland in summer. Sub-zero temperatures, bone-chilling winds and harsh conditions are prevalent, but the photographic rewards are accordingly immense. Join professional nature photographers Erez Marom and Arnar Bergur Guðjónsson for the photographic journey of a lifetime. Stunning locations such as Skaftafell national park, the glacier lagoon, waterfalls, ice caves and volcanic beachesMagical low light throughout the day, enabling us to shoot non-stop for over 6 hours (weather permitting)Visits to hidden ice cavesOpportunity to witness and shoot the Aurora BorealisSuper-jeep ride into Mýrdalsjökull glacierProfessional photo guidanceTwo seats per participant in the bus, to make access to your photo gear easy and safeVery good hotels, superior rooms where possible, wonderful food throughout the workshop Day 1 Reykjavík area Clothing
CDC - Global Sanitation and Hygiene Related Diseases and Contaminants - Healthy Water
Waterborne Diseases Waterborne diseases are caused by pathogenic microbes that can be directly spread through contaminated water. Most waterborne diseases cause diarrheal illness [Note: not all diseases listed below cause diarrhea]. Eighty-eight percent of diarrhea cases worldwide are linked to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation or insufficient hygiene 1. These cases result in 1.5 million deaths each year, mostly in young children 1. The usual cause of death is dehydration. For more information about specific waterborne diseases, please visit: Amebiasis (CDC) Buruli Ulcer* (CDC, WHO ) Campylobacter (CDC, WHO ) Cholera (CDC, WHO ) Cryptosporidiosis (CDC) Cyclosporiasis (CDC) Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) (CDC, Carter Center ) Escherichia coli (CDC, WHO ) Fascioliasis (CDC, WHO ) Giardiasis (CDC) Hepatitis (CDC, WHO ) Leptospirosis (CDC, WHO ) Norovirus (CDC) Rotavirus (CDC, WHO ) Salmonella (CDC, WHO ) Schistosomiasis (CDC, WHO ) Shigellosis (CDC, WHO ) Typhoid Fever (CDC, WHO Top of Page
All The Water In The World (PHOTO)
What would it look like if all of Earth's water was brought together in a single sphere? It might be smaller than you would imagine. The image above, from the USGS, shows all the world's water -- from bodies of water, glaciers, soil, water vapor and even living things -- in a sphere with a diameter of 860 miles. The USGS explains that the sphere only appears small in relation to the entire Earth -- the diameter of the sphere is a bit larger than the distance between Salt Lake City and Topeka, Kansas. They notes that, according to one estimate, nearly 97 percent of Earth's water can be found in oceans, seas and bays while less than one percent can be found as freshwater in lakes, rivers or the ground. British researchers recently mapped the quantity and potential yield of all of Africa's groundwater, which may help improve access to clean water for the continent's residents. Even the U.S. is not immune from water shortages. Also on HuffPost:
Oceans Alive! | The Water Planet
If you look down at our planet from outer space, most of what you see is water; 71% of the planet's surface is covered by ocean and it is because of this that the Earth is sometimes called "the water planet". Only about three-tenths of our globe is covered with land. The ocean wraps the globe and is divided into four major regions: the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Some scientists consider the waters around Antarctica to be a separate, fifth ocean as well. Begin your exploration here looking at the sea:
Water crisis
"In Meatu district, Shinyanga region, Tanzania, water most often comes from open holes dug in the sand of dry riverbeds, and it is invariably contaminated." Physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity by country. 2006 Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. It already affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of every year. Water scarcity involves water stress, water shortage or deficits, and water crisis. Water scarcity can be a result of two mechanisms: physical (absolute) water scarcity and economic water scarcity, where physical water scarcity is a result of inadequate natural water resources to supply a region's demand, and economic water scarcity is a result of poor management of the sufficient available water resources. The reduction of water scarcity is a goal of many countries and governments. Water stress[edit] Changes in Climate[edit]
15 Animals You Won’t Believe Aren't Photoshopped
At Cracked, we're no strangers to the weird and terrifying creations Mother Nature's animal development team comes up with. We consider it our scientific duty to keep the world informed about the continuing freak show that is the animal (and sometimes plant and fungus) kingdom. Sometimes the results of evolution look like Mother Nature sat down with Salvador Dali and sketched out whatever Hunter S. Thompson was screaming about, things like ... #15. Thomas Geissmann Quick: What looks like someone mixed a skull monster with a clown and gave it hair? GettyNot all of the monsters in the world come from the deep sea. But thanks to photographs of the snub-nosed monkeys, we now have evidence that evolution occasionally looks like botched plastic surgery. €鸣 œ"Why doesn't anyone respect me?" Snub-nosed monkeys, native to China, are what happens when God runs out of ideas. Facts and DetailsRidiculous .... Primate InfoAnd this one looks like AH! #14. Alexei Orlov The IndependentAbove: Nightmares. #13.
Rainwater tanks - WSUD
How rainwater tanks work Rainwater tanks collect stormwater run-off from impervious surfaces such as roofs, reducing the amount that enters our waterways. They are fitted with an overflow mechanism, meaning that once a tank is full the excess water is redirected into the stormwater drainage system. Rainwater tanks that are only used for watering gardens are much less efficient than tanks used for flushing toilets. Advantages and limitations Advantages of rainwater tanks are that they: minimise water usage when used in the toilet, laundry or gardenreduce strain on the stormwater drainage systemretain water close to sourcereduce site run-off and flood peaks Limitations of rainwater tanks are that they only provide benefits when the tank water is used frequently, creating space to capture more water each time it rains. Tips and advice You can maximise the amount of water your rainwater tank captures by properly designing your roof, downpipes and tank location.
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Where is Earth's water? USGS Water-Science School
The USGS Water Science School "Water, Water, Everywhere...."You've heard the phrase, and for water, it really is true. Earth's water is (almost) everywhere: above the Earth in the air and clouds, on the surface of the Earth in rivers, oceans, ice, plants, in living organisms, and inside the Earth in the top few miles of the ground. Below are two representations of where Earth's water resides. The globe image represents how much actual water exists, compared to the total size of the Earth. Distribution of Earth's Water In the first bar, notice how only 2.5% of Earth's water is freshwater - the amount needed for life to survive. View a larger version of this image and learn more. All of the World's Water Earth's freshwater
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