Volcanoes Video

An interesting video, with a pretty cool soundtrack.....

Striptease Heats Up Global Warming Event

washingtonpost.com: SYDNEY -- A saloon-style striptease at an Australian government-sponsored conference on global warming left some scientists and government officials hot and bothered.

The show was cut short and organizers issued an apology after some delegates at the Australia and New Zealand Climate Forum's dinner in Canberra walked out during what was intended as a lighthearted break from the weighty business of rising temperatures.

In this photo released by Maria Ramsden, Rebecca Gale, who led the team of dancers from Miss Kitka's House of Burlesque at an Australian government-sponsored conference on global warming in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006. The show was cut short and organizers issued an apology after some delegates at the Australia and New Zealand Climate Forum's dinner in Canberra walked out in disgust at what was intended as a lighthearted break from the weighty business of rising temperatures. (AP Photo/Maria Ramsden)

New Bird Discovered in India

An amateur bird-watcher has found the first new bird species to be discovered in India in over 50 years, experts say—a vibrant babbler at home in felled forests.
No specimen was taken, because "we thought the bird was just too rare for one to be killed," said Ramana Athreya, the bird's discoverer, in a statement.

An astronomer by trade, Ramana photographed Bugun liocichlas in the hills of the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering China.
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