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Mobula Ray Bursts from the Waves
Off the coast of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, a Mobula Ray bursts from the swell with breathtaking beauty, catching air as its whip-like tail trails behind. The expression 'like a fish out of water' is used to convey the sense of feeling uncomfortable in a situation, but one look at the Mobula Ray soaring almost seven feet above the waves and discomfort is the last thing to enter the mind. Effortlessness is more like it.
Continue reading...Mexican Church Devoured by Lava
Monday, October 26, 2009
When the people of the small Mexican town of Paricutin heard rumbling and felt the earth shake on February 20, 1943, they thought of an earthquake. When they witnessed a mountain growing out of their cornfields, plus fissures in the earth that emitted sulphurous smells, many thought God had sent them a sign that the end was near. What they would witness was the birth of Paricutin, the youngest volcano of the western hemisphere.
Continue reading...The Pozas of Cuatro Ciénegas: A Turquoise Oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Lush landscape, water in idyllic shades of green, turquoise and blue, and an array of animal and plant species found nowhere else on earth combine to make the Cuatro Ciénegas valley a marvel of natural beauty. Set against a rugged mountain backdrop, this unique oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert is also exceptional due to the colonies of algae that inhabit its pools, associated as they are with the origins of life on our blue planet.
Continue reading...10 Beautiful Yet Deadly Mega Metropolises
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Any city with a few million inhabitants is bound to have problems: population, pollution, transportation, water quality, sanitation, crime, natural disasters – you name it. A mega metropolis with a population of 10 or even 20 million will have massive ones especially if it is disadvantaged due to geographic location. Let’s take a look at ten of these mega metros around the world and see what’s bothering them most.
Continue reading...How Swine Flu Has Changed the Faces of the Earth
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The first cases of novel influenza A (H1N1), commonly called swine flu because of its swine origin, were detected in April 2009. Because the virus is spread similar in a similar way to regular seasonal influenza through the coughs and sneezes of infected people, swine flu has changed the face of the Earth. Here are ten images that will show you how.
Continue reading...The Crystal Cave of Giants
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Geologist Juan Manuel García-Ruiz calls it, 'The Sistine Chapel of Crystals.' The Naica Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico, otherwise known as Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals), is home to some of the world’s largest crystals. Measuring a whopping 40 ft and weighing 55 tons, the enormous crystals were discovered in 2000 deep below the surface of the Chihuahuan Desert.
Continue reading...U.S. Abandons Endangered Species to Build Border Fence
Saturday, January 19, 2008
The government has faced adversity before over its plans in constructing a border fence to combat illegal immigration. They have bravely persisted in building the fence despite repeated assertions from a variety of sources that it will be massively expensive and completely
Continue reading...Mexicans Fight to Save Monarch Habitat
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has pledged nearly $5 million in an effort to protect monarch butterflies through tourism. The money will go towards development and advertising for the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. The reserve
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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