Source: Alison Martino’s “Vintage Los Angeles”: Santa Monica Mall – Pre 3rd Street 3rd street promenade
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The nation of Fiji is struggling to recover from the staggering blow Tropical Cyclone Winston delivered on February 20 when the mighty storm made landfall at Category 5 strength on multiple islands. The storm killed at least 42 people, making it the deadliest in Fiji history. The damage estimate of $468 million makes it the most expensive tropical cyclone in South Pacific history.
Source: Winstons Damage Highest in South Pacific History; Extreme February Warmth in Eurasia | Dr. Jeff Masters WunderBlog
Ben Wonder Trio | ANTIX COLLECTIVE
By seeing which ecosystems are experiencing the most change at the plant level, scientists hope they will be able to make better predictions.
Source: Measuring the Planet’s Health in Vibrant Shades of Green
Bleaching events triggered by CO2 emissions will make oceans acidic and hostile for coral growth, new studies say
Source: Climate change will lead to deformed and virus-hit coral reefs | Environment | The Guardian
Coffee isn’t an ingredient that appears in too many tiki drinks, largely because most people associate coffee with a hot morning beverage and not a cool, fruity cocktail. But coffee is rich a…
Source: Coffee Break
Iolani Palace – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luna plays popular music on a Korean traditional instrument called the gayageum.
Source: David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ played on the gayageum, an ancient Korean musical instrument
Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his stunning seahorse image titled Gold
Source: Underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners – in pictures
Source: January 2016 was Earth’s warmest month yet.
Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark were behind the turtle’s rescue mission. They bought the turtles for $5
Source: Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea
Chills and cross-steps along Montreal’s St. Lawrence River.
Source: Wave Stand Still | Surfer Magazine
At the end of January, Hamburg, the second biggest German city, introduced a new set of environmentally friendly recommendations through its “Guide for ecologically friendly supplying”.
Source: Hamburg, a green city – Surfrider
Source: Coral bleach impact – Fiji Times Online
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John Penlington reports on Australia’s surf culture, its impact on surf-lifesaving clubs and life in general.
Source: Surfing Story – 31 May 1964
Have you ever lay on the beach, looked out across the ocean, and wondered what you could see on the other side? Well, then you might find this relatively interesting – a map that shows the countries that are due east and west from points along the coasts of North and South America. To make…
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Source: Got a brand problem? Put a bird on it. — The Startup — Medium
Source: Retro To Go: New Dansette reissue: Crosley CR6234A Dansette Junior portable record player
Guardian photographer David Levene travelled across the San Francisco Bay Area photographing the sites that transformed one of the great cities of the world
Source: San Francisco, then and now
The apartments at 310, 320, and 330 Esplanade in Pacifica, California are literally hanging over the edge of a cliff. Rain, storms, and rising ocean levels are steadily eroding the sandy bluffs on …
Source: Video: cliffside apartment buildings near San Francisco are about to fall / Boing Boing
Source: Thrillville: Introducing THRILLVILLE PRESS!
Back in ’77 when shorts were short, socks were long and hair was big, professional photographer Nick De Wolf took these excellent shots of young skateboarders or as they were called in the early days Sidewalk Surfers showing off their skillz. These shots were taken in Aspen, Colorado about the time when freestyle skating was [&hellip
Source: Sidewalk Surfers of Seventy Seven – Voices of East Anglia
Electronics firm builds floating solar farm on a reservoir due to a scarcity of land for utility-scale solar in Japan
Source: Japan begins work on ‘world’s largest’ floating solar farm | Environment | The Guardian
In 1964, ten of the world’s best surfers converge on Manly Beach to fight for the title of world champion. (Video excerpt 2.03 minutes This clip chosen to be G)
Source: King of the Surf
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“These traditions come from Neolithic times — from shamanism — and they have never stopped,” said Mr. Fréger,
Source: European Masquerades: Pagan Costumes Of The Light Continent’s Wilder Men – Flashbak
The Beach Boys film Love and Mercy portrays Brian Wilson as experiencing music playing constantly in his head. A growing body of research suggests that this rare phenomenon might have been behind his creative talent
Source: Was musical memory the secret to Brian Wilson’s genius? | Music | The Guardian
Source: A Story as Sharp as a Knife – inside the vibrant art of the Haida | Creative Review
The public are being enlisted to read through detailed logs of whaling ships which include records of ice flows and weather conditions
Source: The 19th-century whaling logbooks that could help scientists understand climate change
Source: Anti-Anti-Utopians: 1934-43 | HiLobrow
With its unique design, swinging chairs, indoor pond and groovy lighting you would of thought that the Jested hotel in the Czech Republic would of been an ideal location for a Sixties James Bond film or at least an episode of The Man from UNCLE. However, it has only appeared in one film by Czech director David Ondra?ek called “Grand Hotel” in 2006. The hotel [&hellip