This remarkable rift valley in Pinglu, Shanxi, China stretches around 10km and drops up to 100m deep.

It’s carved into fragile loess soil on the Loess Plateau, where erosion and collapse continue to reshape the landscape.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, China today 🌊

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JFK lobbies Congress to help save historic sites in Egypt | April 7, 1961 | HISTORY On April 7, 1961, President John F. Kennedy sends a letter to Congress in which he recommends the U.S. participate in...

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#JFK #Egypt #history

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#broadway #southpacific #MusicalTheatre #history

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#lewisandclark #history

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted at 5:30 PM local time, sending an ash column about 2,000 meters above the summit, roughly 5,676 meters above sea level.

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#Olympics #history #sports

Post-It Notes first sold | HISTORY In the beginning, they were a solution in search of a problem.

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Wow - i'm that old that I remember this!

#postitnote #history

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#aroundtheworld #flying #history

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#expedition #NorthPole #exploration #history

Minor strombolian activity from Mayon volcano in the Philippines tonight 💥

📹 PHIVOLCS

A section of the roof at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Indonesia has collapsed in the Gate 7 area today after heavy rain 👀

A huge wildfire has broken out on the slopes of Mount Epomeo, the highest mountain on the volcanic island of Ischia, in the Gulf of Naples, Italy.

Huge amounts of hail and flooding in Adana, Turkey today...

After a dam overflow in the Derbent district of Dagestan, Russia, more than 4,000 people are being evacuated due to the threat of flooding.

Several settlements are at risk, and hundreds of children are among those being moved to safety.

Tonight: Significant flooding in Cibeber District, Cianjur, on the island of Java, Indonesia.

The water is reported to be waist-high on adults.

A little visitor to my backyard yesterday morning.

#butterfly #animals

Scorpions, spiders, and other creatures that glow in the dark One photographer captures nature’s ultimate glow-up—the stunning ways animals fluoresce at night.

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#photography #animalphotography #animals #photos

Florida Power & Light Profit Margins Top Other Utilities’ Nationwide, Report Says - Inside Climate News Utility profit margins are one reason why electricity bills are rising, the report says. Advocates say low-income communities are hardest-hit by the costs.

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Why doesn't this surprise me?

#electricity #florida

EPA Flags Microplastics as ‘Priority’ Water Contaminants, but the Move Doesn’t Guarantee Regulation - Inside Climate News Inclusion on the agency’s draft Contaminant Candidate List doesn’t require the EPA to monitor or set limits on microplastics in drinking water.

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Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles. - Inside Climate News Years of debate on electric vehicles in Virginia have slowed the transition, now under full Democratic control.

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Oh, reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaallllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy???

#fossilfuels #gasprices #EVS #Virginia

You can clone your pet—but it won't have the same personality Lived experiences shape everyone, animal companions included.

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Well, this is interesting.

#cats #cloning #pets

Scientists Think Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help Protect Your Memory Most people think of Alzheimer's disease as an illness of aging.

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#brainhealth #alzheimers #memory

Chemical Signature Hidden in Lunar Rocks Hints at Oxygen in The Ancient Moon The Earth and the Moon may look very different today, but they formed under similar conditions in space.

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Don't get too excited. The moon did not have an atmosphere, so no opportunity for life.

#moon #spaceexploration

Why Doesn’t Texas, the Leader of Onshore Wind Energy, Have Any Offshore? - Inside Climate News The embattled resource had high-profile antagonists in Texas before Trump took office.

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#OffshoreWind #windenergy #texas

Which State Leads in Battery Energy Storage? It Depends on How You Measure. - Inside Climate News Texas can stake a claim as the new leader. California also has a strong case.

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This is large-scale energy storage. Individual home storage capacity isn't counted - my solar sends excess energy back to the grid, as we do not have a home battery due to our EV use.

#batterystorage #texas #california #cleanenergy