Controlled burn smoke drifts across Melbourne

MomT's picture

Submitted by MomT on

weatherzone Wednesday April 10, 2013 - 11:54 EST

ABC image

A DSE firefighter ignites a controlled burn at Frankston yesterday. - ABC

 

The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) will be conducting a high-priority controlled burn along the top of Mount Dandenong today.

The 30-hectare fire will be lit to reduce the bushfire risk to surrounding tourist accommodation, Melbourne's TV transmission towers and nearby satellite dishes.

Smoke and flames will be visible from the eastern suburbs and crews will remain on site throughout the night to patrol the fire.

 

To read the rest of this story visit weatherzone

Feral Pigs Create Problems in Dallas

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

 

GFP Note: Check out the two stories below about feral pigs roaming Dallas, causing damage and creating other problems. Click on the titles to read more.

 

File 2011/Staff Photo
The City of Irving caught about 100 feral hogs in a very short time when it started trapping near the city landfill in 2011.
 

Family crashes into feral hogs on 130

A North Texas family is lucky to be alive after rolling their vehicle 10 times along SH 130 near Lockhart. The family was traveling along the highway last Friday when they struck a pack of feral hogs.

Winter Storm Walda: Everything But the Kitchen Sink!

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

Weather.com - 4/09/13, Jon Erdman and Nick Wiltgen

Heaviest Snowfall Forecast

Recent spring warmth has come to a crashing halt for parts of the Rockies and Plains as Winter Storm Walda brings heavy snow, very high winds, and a drastic drop in temperatures that has even led to freakish sub-freezing severe thunderstorms.

We have a classic spring storm pivoting out of the West into the Plains.  This bullish dip in the jet stream is bringing not only a winter storm, but an outbreak of severe thunderstorms this week in the warmer air to its east - and in some cases, even over the colder air behind its cold front.

Video and more: Weather.com

Frank Chester

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

Frank Chester

 

Published on Mar 20, 2013 by LotusGuide

 

It would be difficult to pin down what Frank Chester does but it has a lot to do with his research on Platonic solids, consciousness, energy, sacred geometry, art and science. See what I mean, just watch the interview :) www.FrankChester.com

 

http://www.people.vcu.edu/~chenry/images/fig13.jpg

 

Ingredient for Life Common on Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa

Rain's picture

Submitted by Rain on

Weather.com - 4/08/13, Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor

NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

These global views of Jupiter's icy moon Europa were captured by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in June 1997. The image on the left shows Europa in natural color, while the right-side image has enhanced colors to bring out subtle color differences to show differences between pure water ice (white and bluish white) and non-ice components (red, brown and yellow spots).

A potential energy source for life appears to be common on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, a new study suggests.

An analysis of infrared observations of Europa revealed that hydrogen peroxide is abundant on the ice-covered Jovian moon. If the hydrogen peroxide finds a way beneath Europa's surface and mixes with the moon's liquid water ocean, it could be a vital energy source for any life that might exist there, scientists said.

Pages

Subscribe to The Galactic Free Press RSS