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what is to be seen

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"What is a course of history, or philosophy, or poetry, no matter how well selected, or the best society, or the most admirable routine of life, compared with the discipline of looking always at what is to be seen?" - Thoureau

Himalayas: Watching Climate Change Through a Farmer's Eyes

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In the last few decades, farmers in the heavily-forested Darjeeling Hills of the Himalayas in India and Nepal have noticed something strange. Rivers and streams are drying up, crop yields are plummeting, and trees have begun to flower long before spring arrives. The experiences of these villagers match satellite data, according to a new study, suggesting that local knowledge may help climate and biodiversity researchers better track the devastating impacts of global warming in specific areas

Science

Rio Negro, Brazil (natgeo)

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Photograph by George Steinmetz, National Geographic

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Water dark with tannin inspired the name Rio Negro, or "black river," which swirls across virgin sand in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. In the park's ponds, thriving communities of algae can turn the water blue or green.
See more pictures from the July 2010 feature story "A Sea of Dunes".

Lifestyle, global warming and champagne environmentalists

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"...The lifestyles led by champagne environmentalists et al only perpetuate the consumerism that helped cause global warming..."

Guardian

Winners of Red Bull's Epic Photo Contest

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Views of the Earth

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Friendship

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Photo and caption by Ario Wibisono

This picture was taken in Suradita Village, West Java, Indonesia (2010). A boy sitting on a buffalo is not a rare scene in most of the village in Java, Indonesia.