Environmental Graffiti

5 Picturesque Infernos: Fumaroles From Around The Globe

The volcanic vents known as fumaroles have serious associations, often lying on active volcanoes in times of comparative quiet between eruptions. These smouldering fissures in the earth are visible emitting hot steam and volcanic gasses in places as far and wide as Italy, Indonesia, Hawaii, Yellowstone and Iceland. With their fizzing, more than faintly menacing behaviour, it’s easy to see why fumaroles are shrouded in myth and legend.

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WTF? Leave Pluto Alone!

Poor Pluto. After decades of wide regard as Sol’s ninth planet, the galactic geniuses at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto no longer met newly invented criteria to be classified as a planet. Now, the IAU wants to further degrade the once proud member of [...]

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