Links fro 12/14/19

Beatles, Jimi, Stones, Endless Summer – who’s the link? John Van Hamersveld!


 

New stuff from CJ Nelson by Steve Cleveland


 

The Extremely Fast Peopling of the Americas


 

Wie sind Tote auf Urlaub!


 

In Hawai’i, Plantation Tourism Tastes Like Pineapple


 

Climate change could end mortgages as we know them


 

Global Warming Will Drown Bangkok, Shanghai, Mumbai


 

Florida GOP leaders finally utter ‘sea level rise,’ lament ‘lost decade’


 

Lord Thing (1970, DeWitt Beall)


 

Ebony Steel Band – The Model


 

Surfing in Peru – in pictures

Links for 9/14/19

In 1868 a Scottish castaway had to make a new life among the people of the Solomon Islands


 

Volkswagen is electrifying classic VW Beetles


 

Time Capsule: The cranking Haleiwa section from High On a Cool Wave


 

The Archivist: You Crazy Diamonds


 

Weather-related events are estimated to displace 143 million people by 2050 – but rising seas are already threatening tiny tropical nations. Can anything be done to help them?


 

Submissions are still open, and here’s the latest news from NSFF


 

Amazon fires: Bolsonaro actively trying to devastate rainforest, leaked documents show


 

The Climate Trail is a Free multi-platform game about climate refugees fleeing ever worsening conditions after inaction on climate has rendered much of the USA (and the world) uninhabitable. The game combines the adventure and play of the journey north with visual novel elements where characters reveal how and why this climate apocalypse unfolded.


 

The best street performance, ever! No competition…

Links 9/12/19

Plan to Release Radioactive Fukushima Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean Panned by Critics


 

Salvemos Punta Conejo


 

U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change


 

Happy Birthday, Los Angeles! But is the Story of the City’s Founding a Myth?


 

Apologies for bringing scary news, but here’s the latest on Greenland’s melting ice


 

San Onofre and Malibu in 1950 surfing time


 

Rebellion and rock ‘n’ roll: The Sunset Strip in the ’60s


 

The Amazon Cannot Be Recovered Once It’s Gone


 

The Archivist: You Crazy Diamonds


 

Ocean Initiatives, a Success in Spite of Us

Links for 5/9/18

1921 ghost ship off Cape Hatteras.


 

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Salmon caught near Seattle proven to be inundated with antidepressants, cocaine and more


 

Climate Change Is Already Depressing the Price of Flood-Prone Real Estate


 

Gaius Publius: Fracking Has Brought the World to the Brink of Disaster


 

1960s-style Luka EV electric car by MW Motors


 

World’s largest solar energy project will be 100 times bigger than any other on the planet


 


Why the lost kingdom of Patagonia is a live issue for Chile’s Mapuche people

Links for 5/6/18

Can Dirt Save the Earth?


 

If you listen closely, the drumbeats of Amazonian tribes sound like human speech


 

David Nuuhiwa & Jock Sutherland rides Pipeline


 

Bruce Eady The Invader – New Zealand made guitars in 1964


 

How Science-Based Policy and International Cooperation Can Protect Marine Ecosystems—and the Human Food Supply


 

Greg Noll Search for Surf

https://youtu.be/jsnDNkObXJg?t=883


 

Living on the Most Crowded Island on Earth


 

New Florida law lets beachfront property owners kick people off of public coasts


 

Why Soundtracks aren’t taken Seriously

Links for 4/25/18

‘Mountains and mountains of plastic’: life on Cambodia’s polluted coast


 

Why Indonesia’s Bajau people can stay submerged under water longer than you or me


 

Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (1958 – 61) by Marie Menken


 

The True Story of How Hawaii Became Part of the United States

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Archaeologists discover 81 ancient settlements in the Amazon


 

The Battle for Paradise


 

10,000 People Protested This Proposed Kinder Morgan Pipeline


 

Midcentury-inspired matching clothing by Charles Phoenix

Links for 2/7/17

In another one of our occasional posts on crazy continental architecture here we look at a groovy German coastguard station on the island Rugen in northern Germany. It may look like it’s in the middle of a field but don’t let these photos deceive you – it’s not, it’s by the sea, where it should [&hellip

Source: Space Age German Lifeguard Station – Voices of East Anglia


 

Confirmed: California Aquifers Contaminated With Billions Of Gallons of Fracking Wastewater | DeSmogBlog


 

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There are numerous ruins of Tiahuanaco origin which were later occupied by the Incas. These are sacred places for the peoples of the Andes.

Source: The Precursors of the Inca – Top Documentary Films


 

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It started back in the 1950s. Bill Haley and Elvis burst onto the scene. Rock ‘n’ roll was born. The guitar took center stage, and it never left.

Source: The Story of the Guitar: The Complete Three-Part Documentary | Open Culture


 

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Last month, we highlighted for you The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays, a largely-forgotten 1957 educational science film. The production is notable partly because it was shot by Frank Capra, the influential director who had won not one, not two, but three Oscars for best director.

Source: Frank Capra’s Science Film The Unchained Goddess Warns of Climate Change in 1958 | Open Culture

Links for 4/4/17

Historical Series of Phenological data for Cherry Tree Flowering at Kyoto City(and March Mean Temperature Reconstructi

Source: Cherry blossom phenology and temperature reconstructions at Kyoto


 

A Message From the End of the World – The New York Times


 

‘We’ve left junk everywhere’: why space pollution could be humanity’s next big problem | Science | The Guardian


 

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Forget Winnetou! | Indiegogo


 

Are we trashing the places we love? The toxic truths at the heart of surfing | Jock Serong


 

WannaSurf – Free illustrated atlas of surf spots and surfing worldwide with maps of surf spots, detailed descriptions and photos. All the best weather and forecast maps. An interactive environment provides messages, reports and data editing.

Source: Mozambique – WannaSurf, surf spots atlas, surfing photos, maps, GPS location


 

This is awesome! (be sure to watch the video)

Source: Dutch Trains Are World’s First to Run on 100% Wind Power