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Linda - who has written 175 posts on Environmental Graffiti.
Linda is a writer and editor, currently based in London. Growing up in N Ireland, she craved sunnier climes so set off around the world, forever chasing the sun. On her travels she discovered she was much more passionate about the environment than she realised – although never quite got the whole tree-hugging thing – and has always had a penchant for the unconventional and creative side of life, so working at Environmental Graffiti suits her just fine.
Barren Desert Lands Exploding With Color
The word desert often conjures images of undulating sand dunes and vast, arid wastelands, but sometimes there’s more hidden in the driest plains of the world – colors that even the best artist would find hard to create. Yet, when things are left to the divine hand of Mother Nature, she never ceases to amaze. Below are some of the kaleidoscopic colors our globe’s deserts have to offer. Enjoy.
Continue reading...7 Incredible Greenhouses & Biospheres
Monday, August 10, 2009
Since Industrialization, when man moved away from the farm and into crowded, dirty cities, growing food for an ever-increasing urban population has been a problem. Budding farmers created allotments in an effort to grow their own fruit and vegetables, while others built glass enclosures to allow food to grow all the year round.
Continue reading...Leningrad’s Past Comes Back to Haunt it [PICS]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
All too often we forget the hardship experienced by generations past, especially during certain wars, yet some people have a profound way of reflecting on times gone by, presenting their take on the world in a new light. These haunting, hybrid images of past and present St Petersburg – formerly known as Leningrad – are the works of Sergei Larenkov.
Continue reading...The Smallest Monkeys in the World
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Pygmy marmosets are found in the rainforests of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Columbia. They live in the upper canopy of the forest, no doubt to steer clear of bigger, heavier predators, and survive on an omnivorous diet of fruit, leaves, insects, small reptiles and their favorite nibble, tree sap. Living in groups of two to six, marmosets are fiercely territorial, defending areas of up to 100 acres.
Continue reading...7 Unique Airport Hotels
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Even if the planet was disintegrating around us people would still use air travel to get around the globe, whether they’re wannabe tree-huggers or global warming naysayers. For all its faults environmentally, flying remains the quickest way to travel, and in some parts of the world is the only option to cover long distances where public transport is practically non-existent, so the odd saty in an airport hotel is inevitable.
Continue reading...The Charcoal Children of Manila
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Small figures writhe and wriggle through a seething mass of stinking garbage, searching for something so precious that they scour the towering mounds daily. Children from the nearby slums, some barely kindergarten age, wade and sift through piles of other people’s disregarded belongings, ignoring scraps of food and other perishables in the hope of finding the one thing that is key to their survival – wood.
Continue reading...Abandoned Asian Theme Parks
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Our uncanny fascination with abandoned places seems endless. Every time we come across photographs of buildings or sites that have fallen from grandeur we gorge on their demise, but not in crude way. These photographs of another life offer the chance to see things as they once were and to imagine what could have been had they not fallen into disrepair.
Continue reading...10 Most Bizarre Meteorological Phenomena
Monday, January 19, 2009
Strange meteorological disturbances are fascinating, some more explainable than others, all of them testament to the unbridled forces of nature, which more often than not leave us both humbled and in awe. Below are ten bizarre weather phenomena that demonstrate just what happens when the world's pent up energy is released.
Continue reading...Earth’s Fractal Brain From Above [PICS]
Thursday, January 15, 2009
If anyone close to you has lost their mind recently, we might be able to help. Hidden off the beaten track within Parque Nacional de Doñana (Doñana National Park), Andalucía is something that bears a remarkable resemblance to the human brain. Discovered by photographer Hector Garrido during an investigation of the National Park this awesome image shows natural fractals from river delta vegetation.
Continue reading...Flying Car Sets Off for the Sahara
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Think back to when you were a kid, watching endless re-runs of Chitty-chitty Bang-bang. Truthfully, how many times did you close your eyes and wish for a flying car? And how many times have you been on a tortuous lengthy road trip wishing you’d flown? Well, very soon, you could have the best of both worlds, just like British inventor Giles Cardozo.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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