The Voyager

Europe’s highest and most active volcano, Etna is putting on a spectacular display shooting lava up into the sky from its molten centre.

Etna erupts regularly, but rarely causes any damage to the surrounding villages. Although the local airport of Catania, based at the base of the volcano, would close during the night as a precaution.

Watch the video: Etna’s fireworks

Etna’s photos on Flickr

Read more about Etna (Wikipedia)

Etna’s official Website

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Μόλις εχθές το βράδυ επέστρεψα απο τον Πύργο και για να γίνω πιο συγκεκριμένος απο την Βαρβάσαινα η οποία είναι ένα χωριό 5 περίπου χιλιόμετρα απο την πόλη του Πύργου.. Το σίγουρο πάντως είναι πως το τριήμερο αυτό θα μου μείνει αξέχαστο για πολλούς λόγους, βασικός όμως οι πυρκαγιές και η φωτιά που είδα…

Όσο και να τα παρακολουθεί κανείς απο την τηλεόραση σε καμία περίπτωση δεν μπορεί να καταλάβει το μέγεθος της καταστροφής, πόσο μάλλον να αντιληφθεί την όλη κατάσταση που επικρατεί στις περιοχές αυτές τις τελεταίες 4 μέρες…

Για να κλείσω βιαστικά λιγάκι το post αυτό σας παραθέτω κάποιες φωτογραφίες που κατάφερα να τραβήξω, όσο υπήρχε ο χρόνος και η άνεση να τραβάει κανείς φωτογραφίες.. Ελπίζω αυτές να σας δώσουν μια εικόνα..

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Beautiful Wallpaper Flowers 5 | 14.5 MB
Nice collection of Flower wallpapers

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While the effect of human activity on the global climate is hotly debated, physical signs of environmental change are all around us.

Some scientists say an increase in the rate of melting of the world’s glaciers is evidence of global warming.

Argentina’s Upsala Glacier was once the biggest in South America, but it is now disappearing at a rate of 200 metres per year. Other scientists say its reduction is due to complicated shifts in glacial dynamics and local geology.

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Recently, I wrote about the Dolphin massacre that happens in Japan.
Today with these amazing dolphin photos, which I ‘m sharing with you, I would also like to remind you of the above and encourage you to sign the petition.

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The Green Collection Wallpapers

50 JPG | 1024×768…1600×1200 | 12MB
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Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. Situated in the southern hemisphere and largely south of the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica is surrounded by the southerly waters of the world ocean^[1] or Southern Ocean.^[2] At 14.4 million km², Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America; in turn, Europe and Australia are smaller. Some 98% of it is covered by ice which averages at least 1.6 km in thickness.

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A Slovenian man has battled piranhas, crocodiles and exhaustion to become the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon river.Martin Strel, 52, completed the 5,265-km (3,272-mile) marathon in 66 days when he neared Belem, 2,440km north of Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday.

Mr Strel, known as “fish man”, was suffering dizziness, nausea, diarrhoea and sunstroke as he neared the end.

He has previously completed the Yangtze, Mississippi and Danube.