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Snow in Kenya!
People in a Kenyan village see “snow” fall for the first time. Or is it?
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Parachute Skiing
I saw this video after my friend was telling me about people who ski with parachutes on. This is so gnarly. No ski poles just a parachute I saw this video after my friend was telling me about people who ski with parachutes on. This is so gnarly. No ski poles just a parach... more
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Awesome Spectacle -The Worlds Largest Snow Sculpures
The largest snow sculpture ever was created in China in January 2008. Rising out of the snow, this magnificent sculpture is the centrepiece of the Ice And Snow Festival, held annually in the northeastern city of Harbin, China.
Called Romantic Feelings, it is a staggering 115ft high and 656ft long - the largest snow sculpture ever created. It was made by joining together 15ft square blocks of natural ice and snow, taken from the nearby Songhua River, which have been compressed to withstand blows from hatchets, saws and shovels.
Many more amazing ice and snow sculptures on this page. The largest snow sculpture ever was created in China in January 2008. Rising out of the snow, this magnificent sculpture is the centre... more -
Forget global warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age --- really? We actually had MOR...
This looks like the opposite of the pods I've seen on current. Wonder what to make of it.
Anyhow, I thought I would post it since Global Warming is so "hot". Here they say we actually had thicker and more ice this year than in the past... Very interesting.
Personally I hope that neither ice nor floods come. But there is only so much one nation can do. Until the world is on board, we have to just trust in .... dare I say God? (don't hate me).
Enjoy!
Forget global warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age
Lorne Gunter, National Post Published: Monday, February 25, 2008
Snow cover over North America and much of Siberia, Mongolia and China is greater than at any time since 1966.
The U.S. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) reported that many American cities and towns suffered record cold temperatures in January and early February. According to the NCDC, the average temperature in January "was -0.3 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average."
Last month, Oleg Sorokhtin, a fellow of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, shrugged off manmade climate change as "a drop in the bucket." Showing that solar activity has entered an inactive phase, Prof. Sorokhtin advised people to "stock up on fur coats."
He is not alone. Kenneth Tapping of our own National Research Council, who oversees a giant radio telescope focused on the sun, is convinced we are in for a long period of severely cold weather if sunspot activity does not pick up soon.
It's way too early to claim the same is about to happen again, but then it's way too early for the hysteria of the global warmers, too.
***Please reference the above article, as most would not fit in this space. Explains cycles that the earth goes thru including mini cycles. I found it very interesting.***
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Study: Future snowmelt in West twice as early as expected; threatens ecosystems an...
According to a new study, global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt in the western United States than was previously thought, possibly increasing wildfire risk and creating new water management challenges for agriculture, ecosystems and urban populations. According to a new study, global warming could lead to larger changes in snowmelt in the western United States than was previously tho... more
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Plowed Away :: A sound piece ((headphones encouraged))
Wintertime in Montreal means snow fleet time. Some 5,000 employees in various machines zoom down thousands of streets and sidewalks to clear meters upon meters of snow every winter.
Although Montreal is known for its expertise in snow-removal management, the individuals behind this colossal task don’t get the recognition they deserve. Or do they? Wintertime in Montreal means snow fleet time. Some 5,000 employees in various machines zoom down thousands of streets and sidewalks to... more -
North Pole Ice-Free This Summer... a Stark Sign of Global Warming!
Arctic sea ice could break apart completely at the North Pole this year, allowing ships to sail over the normally frozen top of the world
The potential landmark thaw - the first time in human history the pole would be ice-free - is a stark sign of global warming, according to an article Friday on the web site of the The Independent, a London newspaper.
"Symbolically it is hugely important," said Mark Serreze of the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado. "There is supposed to be ice at the North Pole, not open water." Arctic sea ice could break apart completely at the North Pole this year, allowing ships to sail over the normally frozen top of the wo... more -
The Ski Patrol Life
Cameron Millard, a patroller for the Copper Mountain Ski Patrol, shows us that the job is a mix of passion and duty on and off the slopes. Cameron Millard, a patroller for the Copper Mountain Ski Patrol, shows us that the job is a mix of passion and duty on and off the slo... more
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Seriously nasty April hail stone showers
They were large pieces and could have done some damage if you been caught outside in it
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The Snow Must Go On - haeround the snow planet
Il progetto.
Sin dall’infanzia, sono a contatto diretto con la montagna e la neve. Con mio fratello Vito e gli altri amici d’infanzia, passavamo i pomeriggi d’ogni inverno a ruzzolarci giù da discese innevate, con slitte improvvisate o bob di plastica. Eravamo arrivati al punto di battere la pista per farla durare di più, quasi fino a fine marzo, che a quelle latitudini (Italia centrale) significava una striscia di neve in un prato verde. Tutto regolare, divertimento infinito, funzionava.
Dal 1986 in poi, s’è rotto il giocattolo. Qualcosa nel meccanismo atmosferico che genera neve in inverno, s’è bloccato.
La coltre di neve, che prima resisteva almeno un mese e mezzo, adesso non si forma più. Nevicate a singhiozzo ce ne sono state, continuano ad essercene, ma il giorno dopo l’erba giallo-marroncina invernale torna a colorare i prati del Cicolano.
Sulle Alpi, la stagione invernale 2006/2007 e’ stata la più anomala del nuovo secolo, tra le più calde della storia, con pochissima neve di pessima qualità, pioggia oltre i 3000 m a febbraio, frane a marzo, piccole stazioni sciistiche sotto i 1700m che non hanno mai aperto.
Dalla constatazione di questo grave fenomeno, e’ nata l’idea di dedicare questo giro del Mondo alla verifica sul campo delle catastrofiche previsioni di cambiamento climatico, ufficializzate anche dall’ONU, con il rapporto dell’IPCC, premio Nobel 2007. Il mio progetto s’intitola quindi “The Snow Must Go On”, lo “show” che ogni inverno ci regala “snow”, deve continuare. Se le coste del mondo possono essere parzialmente inondate dall’aumento del livello degli oceani, le montagne potrebbero subire un radicale cambiamento: la sparizione dei ghiacciai, che rappresentano la sorgente numero uno d’acqua potabile, necessaria alla nostra stessa esistenza. Se questo avvenisse, potremmo dover dire addio anche alla maggior parte degli sport invernali come li conosciamo oggi.
Un’odissea variegata, dai ghiacci dell’Alaska e dello Yukon, alle spiagge di Rarotonga e delle Fiji, dalle savane africane alle montagne neozelandesi, dalle piste da sci sintetiche inglesi alle autostrade californiane: aerei, treni, traghetti, autobus, mini-camper, automobili, funivie, seggiovie, slitte, kayaks, biciclette, segways, skateboards, snowboards o quando i soldi finivano, via col caro vecchio zaino in spalla e il pollice alzato, come nel Denali National Park in Alaska.
Non essendo seguito da una troupe, e viaggiando in solitaria, ho dovuto filmare tutto da solo. Selvatiko, un blogger della comunità di Nat Geo Adventure, ha sintetizzato il modus operandi di noi “viaggia_attori” in questa frase:
Oramai ho perso il conto delle volte in cui, nel rito della ripresa-video, mi trovo a ripercorrere la stessa strada: treppiede aperto, telecamera su Rec, sfilata con la “cadrega” fino ad uscir dall’inquadratura, bagaglio a terra, e indietro, a recuperare tutto e pigiare stop.
dove la “cadrega” era la sua speciale bicicletta, nel mio caso snowboard o skate, oppure i mezzi di locomozione e trasporto sopra elencati. Dovendo poi “postare”, vale a dire caricare video su natgeoadventure.it, appena trovavo una presa di corrente e una connessione decente, giù a montare le immagini filmate, creando col mio laptop clips di pochi minuti di durata, ma d’emozione garantita.
Girando e documentando per lo più nell’inverno australe e in nord America, ho registrato le reazioni e la testimonianza delle persone, la variazione dei fenomeni nevosi, l’arretramento dei ghiacciai. Ho raccolto oltre 84 ore di materiale video, e circa 5000 fotografie digitali in formato RAW, per cercare di sensibilizzare quella parte d’umanità che ha scelto di separararsi dalla Natura, coloro i quali vivono in cemento e asfalto, senza tralasciare esplorazioni a tema o “giringiro” del tutto casuali, perchè lo spettacolo della neve deve continuare, e secondo me tutti hanno il dovere di contribuire alla preservazione della specie umana dall’autodistruzione.
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Girlfriend cheats with a 'very cool' man
Girlfriend is caught with a short man who she has found true love with. He will not last forever, their love will melt.
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Beverly Hills Blizzard // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to 4u2c for his thoughts on "Beverly Hills Blizzard" and the importance of being an educated consumer. Check out what he has to say then watch the pod and let us know what you think: http://current.com/items/88856203_beverly_hills_blizzar... Thanks to 4u2c for his thoughts on "Beverly Hills Blizzard" and the importance of being an educated consumer. Check out wha... more
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Hiatus 'Nobody' dir. Paul Stevenson - visual-hybrid
Hiatus 'Nobody', directed and edited by
Paul Stevenson - visual-hybrid
Music video for Hiatus 'Nobody EP' title track.
EP available now via iTunes.
myspace.com/luckythunder
luckythunder.com/music.htm
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28 In 4: California (Trailer)
This is a short trailer for the upcoming Current TV pod "28 In 4: California," produced by Across The Atlas Films, and featuring music by Boards of Canada.
The team 'Across the Atlas' attempted to set a Guinness World Record by skiing, snowboarding, or snowbiking all 28 California resorts in under 4 days... all while trying to raise $10,000 for charity along the way.
www.acrosstheatlas.com This is a short trailer for the upcoming Current TV pod "28 In 4: California," produced by Across The Atlas Films, and featu... more -
Huge Snow Sculptures
One snow sculpture at this year's International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in China measures a vast 35 metres high by 162 metres long.
Diagonal View.
Laugh. Cry. Think.
Take a new view. One snow sculpture at this year's International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in China measures a vast 35 metres high by 162 metres lon... more -
Barbie Corvette + Gas Engine + Snow
Cross a kids cart, a petrol engine and lots of snow and you got serious fun!
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Samurai Dave vs the Juhyo: Japanese Monster Trees of Mt. Zao!!!!
Here I face off against the deadly Juhyo - Japanese Monster trees of Mt. Zao - and live to tell the tale!
Juhyo trees are created by snow and ice mixed together by freezing strong Siberian winds. Here I face off against the deadly Juhyo - Japanese Monster trees of Mt. Zao - and live to tell the tale! ... more -
GREETINGS FROM ITALY - Dolomiti 1968
GREETINGS FROM ITALY - Dolomiti 1968
Directed - LUCA BRESCHI
Music - SCHNITT
unreleased footage - 4:3 color -
Production - DOC IN THE CITY 2008 GREETINGS FROM ITALY - Dolomiti 1968 Directed - LUCA BRESCHI Music - SCHNITT unreleased footage - 4:3 color - ... more -
Juhyo - Japanese Monster Trees of Mt. Zao
They're out there lurking in the dark, in the desolate wilderness of winter -- the beautiful and eerie offspring of Yuki Onna, the Japanese snow woman spirit. They are the Juhyo, or monster trees. Every winter the trees of Mount Zao in the Yamagata Prefecture undergo a shocking transformation. From mild-mannered conifers, these trees become hulking monstrosities of snow and ice.
What makes the trees into monsters is a wintery cocktail of snow and ice shaken and stirred by a blustery freezing Siberian wind. The snow and ice cakes the conifer trees so completely that often the original shape of the tree is so distorted that's it unrecognizable as such. They're out there lurking in the dark, in the desolate wilderness of winter -- the beautiful and eerie offspring of Yuki Onna, th... more
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