Showing posts with label little surprises. Show all posts
Showing posts with label little surprises. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

I'm sure neither of these is anything to worry about, or, perpetrators of biggest hoax ever going to ever more elaborate lengths to perpetrate hoax

Arctic becomes an island as ice melts

The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap.

19-square-mile chunk of ice breaks loose from Arctic ice shelf in Canada's far north

A 19-square-mile ice shelf in Canada's northern Arctic has broken away from Ellesmere Island, surprising scientists who say the floating ice shelf is another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

My photo is powering a story...

So I got this email today:

:: Your NYC photo

Hi adecker31,

Here's a personal note from m.s.:
___________________________________________________________


My name's M-- and I'm an intern at NowPublic.com. Just
to let you know, NowPublic is running a news story on New
York getting veggie stands in order to make city more
healthy and your photo would be an excellent addition.
If you're interested in sharing it, please follow the links
below and feel free to add your own comment as well. Looking
forward to seeing your work on the site!

In case you haven't heard of us, NowPublic.com is a
participatory news website. Please let me know if you have
any questions. The requested photos will appear as
thumbnails when you follow the link....

Take care,
M--

So you know - that was kind of nifty - and the picture is here...

They found it from my flickr - where I'm adecker31...