You Can't Watch This and Not Want to Do It | We Are The Rovers, Ep. 3

We've never seen anything this appealing before - gliding above lochs with a motor, paragliding to your heart's content, skimming the surface of the water. Looks f*&$ing amazing!

These guys fill up at the gas station, fly around and meet other pilots - you know, 'as you do'.

They decide to spend a day on the coast above the famous Stalker Castle, buzzing the water's surface, flipping and dipping on their paramotors.

And what better way to end the day than shaving Pascal Campbell Jones' beard?

Director: antonin michaud-soret
Video Producer: ahstudio filmmakers
Athletes: Pascal Campbell Jones, Mirron Antipov, Dean Edlridge, Sylvain Dupuis
Sports: Adventure,Paragliding


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This is How You Make a Badass Freeride MTB Film | NINE KNIGHTS MTB 2013 ...

The world's best mountain bike freeriders and photographers spent one week together to capture amazing footage from an incredibly badass event. This is footage you won't see anywhere else.

This documentary video series follows them during the Nine Knights MTB 2013 event in Livigno Italy. Episode 3 covers the Heli session and the first double backflip in downhill mountain biking! 

Director: DAMIEN VERGEZ
Producer: FASTFOKUS
Athletes: TIMO PRITZEL, ANDREU LACONDEGUY, GEOFF GULEVICH, PIERRE EDOUARD FERRY, THOMAS GENON, ANTON THELANDER, NIKI LEITNER, MADS MAKKEN HAUGEN, ANDI WITTMANN, SZYMON GODZIEK, ANTOINE BIZET, TOBI WROBEL, ADRIAN TELL, YANNICK GRANIERI, NICOLA PESCETTO, GUIDO TSCHUGG, XAVI PASAMONTE, ANDI BREWI


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Animals given blessings in Mexico City

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 15 in Kabul Restaurant Attack

U S Soldiers Hunt Down Taliban insurgents

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge WORLD PREMIERE

The Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge, revealed at the 2014 NAIAS Detroit Motor Show, is a concept car that expresses Infiniti's design vision of a high-performance Q50 premium sports sedan. 

The Q50 Eau Rouge embodies the arresting design features of the Q50 premium sports sedan - infused with the enticing spirit of Formula One.

Featuring bespoke aerodynamic carbon fiber bodywork, Q50 Eau Rouge is lower and wider, possessing genuine road presence. This striking design is inspired by muscularity, aerodynamics, refinement, and understated power.

"If we built this car I would expect it to feature over 500hp and 600lb/ft of torque. Through our various alliance partners we have access to a range of engines featuring this performance capability which, with a fair amount of engineering effort, can be developed to exhibit Infiniti character and accommodated within the Q50 engine bay. The engine we are evaluating for the Q50 Eau Rouge is a big personality, V-cylinder engine with forced induction. I think our engineers have been waiting for a project like this," said Johan de Nysschen, President of Infiniti Motor Company Limited.

Kevin Durant Scores a Career-High 54 Points!

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Klosterneuburg - Austria HD Travel Channel- Klosterneuburg Monastery***

Das Stift Klosterneuburg in Niederösterreich wurde von Markgraf Leopold III und seiner Frau Agnes von Waiblingen im Jahr 1114 gegründet. Markgraf Leopold III wurde wegen der vielen Stiftsgründungen, wie etwa Stift Heiligenkreuz, Klein-Mariazell und Seitenstetten, heilig gesprochen und ist seit 1663 auch Landespatron von Österreich.

1133 wurde das Stift den Augustiner Chorherren überlassen. Heute leben noch 50 internationale Chorherren im Stift.

Den Einfluss des Hauses Habsburg sieht man z. B. an den Kuppeln des Stiftes, die mit der Kronen der Habsburger verziert wurden.

Das Stift Klosterneuburg ist ein beliebtes Reiseziel für Kulturinteressierte in Niederösterreich.

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Klosterneuburg Monastery in Lower Austria was founded by Margrave Leopold III and his wife Agnes of Germany in the year 1114. Due to his foundation of monasteries, such as Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Kleinmariazell Sancturay and Seitenstretten Abbey, Margrave Leopold III was canonized. Since 1663 he is patron saint of Austria. 

1133 the monastery was handed to the Augustinian canons, 50 international canons still live in the monastery today. 

The domes decorated with the crowns of the Habsburgs document the influence of the Habsburg dynasty.

Klosterneuburg Monastery is a popular travel destination in Lower Austria for visitors interested in culture.

MINI Storming Through The 2014 Dakar.

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Fire destroys ancient Tibetan town of Dukezong

A fire has torn through the ancient Tibetan town of Dukezong in Shangri-la county. The blaze destroyed over 200 homes, many of which were made of wood. Two of those houses were believed to be up to 379-years-old. A sustained period of dry weather caused the fire to spread fast, but an investigation is now underway into its actual cause. Report by Melissa Nathoo.

Plane crash caught on camera

Chevrolet vient de dévoiler la livrée de la nouvelle Corvette C7.R, qui fera ses débuts lors des 24 Heures de Daytona les 25 et 26 juin prochains.

Chevrolet vient de dévoiler la livrée de la nouvelle Corvette C7.R, qui fera ses débuts lors des 24 Heures de Daytona les 25 et 26 juin prochains.

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Chevrolet unveiled today the livery of the brand new Corvette C7.R, which will enter its first race at Daytona 24.

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Chevrolet παρουσίασε σήμερα την στολή του το ολοκαίνουργιο C7 Corvette.R, η οποία θα εισαγάγετε την πρώτη φυλή Daytona 24.

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Visión 7: El turismo alcanzó cifras récord

Un millón trescientos mil turistas visitaron Mar del Plata desde el primero de diciembre hasta el último sábado. La cifra implica un 2% de aumento respecto del mismo período del año anterior, por lo que se calcula que la ocupación hotelera rondó el 85% en "La Feliz", con lleno total en la mayoría de los hoteles de cuatro y cinco estrellas. El fenómeno se repite en casi todos los principales destinos del país, donde se espera incluso un incremento de las visitas para lo que queda del mes. Emitido por Visión 7, noticiero de la TV Pública argentina, el lunes 13 de enero de 2014.http://www.tvpublica.com.ar

Ariel Sharon was 'a giant of this land'?

What will be the legacy of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon? Will he be remembered as a man of peace or a war criminal? In the refugee camps of Lebanon, the shadow of the Sabra and Shatila massacre darkens every day.

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What will be the legacy of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon? Will he be remembered as a man of peace or a war criminal? In the refugee camps of Lebanon, the shadow of the Sabra and Shatila massacre darkens every day. Here, people regard Sharon as the man who authorised a genocide. Who ordered the Israeli army to surround the camps, let the Christian militias in and did nothing as they massacred thousands of innocent civilians. Our offering this week is the definitive documentary on Sabra and Shatila. It centres on four survivors who spearheaded the campaign to bring Sharon to trial. Includes shocking archive of the massacre.

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The Invaders

MEGA TACO MUD TRUCK CRASH

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Mk 15 Phalanx Close In Weapon System

The Phalanx CIWS is a close-in weapon system for defending against anti-ship missiles -- there is also a land based variant called C-RAM. The system was designed and built by General Dynamics Corporation - Pomona Division, which is now part of major American defense contractor -- Raytheon. The phalanx is made up of radar controlled Gatling Gun mounted on a rapidly swivelling base. The gun is a 20 mm (0.79 in) 6 barrelled M61 Vulcan Gatling Gun. The latest version has a fire fate of 4,500 rounds per minute -- the rounds are either armour-piercing tungsten penetrator rounds or depleted uranium with discarding sabots. The rounds have been designed to pierce and explode an incoming missile's warhead. The Phalanx is installed on every US surface combat ship, including some US Coast Guard vessels, and the system has been bought by 16 allied countries including --Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Greece, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

Will.i.am visits CERN

Will.i.am visited CERN in December 2013, fulfilling a wish he made in a video-link appearance at TEDxCERN a few months earlierhttp://tedxcern.web.cern.ch/video/cho.... 

During his visit, he was shown the Antimatter Decelerator, the underground ATLAS experiment cavern and the CERN Control Centre. 

He also took the opportunity to promote CERN's beam line for schools competition, which offers high-school students the chance to conduct a real experiment using a CERN proton beam if they register by 31 January 2014. Find out more via http://cern.ch/bl4s

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VOLCANO IN INDONESIA puke "GOLD"

In Indonesia's East Java province, the Ijen crater is filled with one of the largest sulphuric lakes on the planet.

Here, sulphur miners brave the hazadrous environment to extract blocks of pure sulphur using simple tools.

Sulphur, referred to in the Bible as "brimstone", is an essential element for all life on Earth. But its dirivatives, such as sulphur dioxide and sulphuric acid, can be very dangerous for the lungs and eyes and can cause very serious chemical burns.

In a single day, a miner in Ijen can haul up to 100kg (220lbs) of sulphur, earning an average of $6 per day.


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A miner carries a large chunk of high-purity sulphur.



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Miners put ceramic pipes on vents where sulphur gases come out.



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A sulphur miner wears a full-face gas mask. Due to the hostile environment, full body cover is recommended for miners.



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Sulphur miners carrying a fully loaded basket with sulphur chunks climb up Ijen crater.



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Miners slaughter a goat as they prepare for an annual sacrificial ritual in the Ijen sulfur crater. The ritual began in 1976 after a tragedy that killed four miners.



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Miners pray together for salvation during the ritual, in a cabin near the crater.



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Every mid-December, miners offer one goat's head as part of the salvation ritual. The miners' company covers the expenses.



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The offering is put on a lakeside rock as miners wait to perform the sacrificial ritual. The water of the lake has the same acidic level as car batteries.



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Miners bring a goat head to bury in the sulphur pipes as part of the annual ritual.



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A miner sprays water onto sulfur pipes as he prepares the area for the offering.



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Sulphur miners work at Ijen crater after the ritual.



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A miner extracts sulphur at the Ijen crater lakeside.



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Miners extract sulphur using the most basic tools. For every kilogram they mine they get paid seven cents.



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A miner holds two baskets with sulphur. In one day a miner can carry out around 100 kilograms of sulphur.

Virgin Galactic Supersonic Test Flight

NASA rover’s tracks on Mars

NASA rover’s tracks on Mars

Enhanced color image showing where Curiosity rover zigzagged to avoid obstacles as it made its way across the primeval red desert sands of Mars.

View larger. | Two parallel tracks left by the wheels of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover cross rugged ground in this portion of a Dec. 11, 2013, observation by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The rover itself does not appear in this part of the HiRISE observation.

From the time it landed on Mars on August 5, 2012 – until a Mars orbiter captured this image on December 11, 2013 – NASA’s Curiosity had driven about 2.86 miles (4.61 kilometers) on the surface of Mars. This enhanced color image shows where the rover zigzagged to avoid steep slopes and other obstacles as it made its way across Mars’ primeval red desert sands, heading toward the lower slopes of Mount Sharp, the central peak of the Gale Crater, where Curiosity set down. NASA said:

Curiosity is progressing from a bright dust-covered area to a region with a darker surface, where windblown sand scours the surface relatively free of dust. For scale, the two parallel lines of the wheel tracks are about 10 feet (3 meters) apart.

The image came from HiRISE, one of six instruments on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Does it thrill you, or bother you, that we humans are making tracks on Mars? If it does bother you at all, remember that Mars isn’t like Earth’s moon. It isn’t airless. Mars has winds and weather and likely soon will cover Curiosity’s tracks with blowing dust.

Bottom line: The HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a wonderful image of tracks on Mars, made by the Curiosity rover between August 2012 and December 2013.

Read more from NASA about Curiosity’s tracks on Mars

2015 mustang GT concept. Is it mustang enough? Thoughts?

 

2015 mustang GT concept. Is it mustang enough? Thoughts?

Dakar 2014/Дакар 2014 (КАМАЗ-Мастер) - День 6 (Full) Часть 2

Syrian war 2014 - Attack on compound

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10 Most Beautiful Villages in Europe

From the Alps to the Mediterranean, these frozen-in-time European villages will make you appreciate the beauty of taking it slow. Reaching some of these European beauties requires extra effort, yet the rewards are dazzling. Your eyes will thank you.

Hallstatt, Austria

The storybook town of Hallstatt in central Austria enjoys a gorgeous setting on the bank of the Hallstätter See, between the pristine lake and a lush mountain that rises dramatically from the water’s edge. A history of salt mining dating back thousands of years has translated into enduring prosperity for the town, which is most evident in the beautiful square ringed with ivy-covered buildings.

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Tellaro, Italy

Snaking cliff-top roads and a minuscule harbor have protected Tellaro from the wave of tourism that has swallowed other Ligurian seaside towns like Vernazza and Portofino. A jumble of pastel buildings clings vertiginously to the sheer cliffs of Tellaro, which occupies the easternmost tip of the Golfo dei Poeti.

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Bibury, England

The hilly Cotswold region is a designated “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” in southwestern England, and one of its loveliest villages is Bibury, where verdant meadows abut ancient stone cottages with steep pitched roofs. The River Coln, which bisects the village, teems with trout, but the most scenic area is Arlington Row, a lane of sepia-hued cottages built in the 17th century to house weavers from the nearby Arlington Mill.

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Colmar, France

French and German influences commingle in this well-preserved Alsatian village, where local bakeries sell both croissants and kugelhopf, and restaurants specialize in foie gras and sauerkraut (or choucroute). A range of architectural styles, from German Gothic to French Neo-Baroque, can be spotted in the old town, which was spared destruction during World War II—thanks in part to the historical beauty of its cobblestoned lanes, quiet canals, and half-timbered houses.

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Reine, Norway

North of the Arctic Circle, Reine is a pretty fishing village in the Lofoten archipelago, an area of starkly beautiful Nordic wilderness, where sapphire bays punctuate fjords and mountains. Many of the bright red fishermen’s cabins (called rorbuer) have been converted into comfortable cottages for visitors that offer direct access to the Norwegian Sea. Settle in for a front-row view of the night sky and its mesmerizing entertainment, from summer’s midnight sun to winter’s northern lights.

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Pučiśća, Croatia

The buses and cruises that stop along Croatia’s sunny Dalmatian coast unleash tourists eager to experience the charms of Dubrovnik and the ancient island village of Hvar. Fewer visitors find their way to Pučiśća on the island of Brač. The reward is a seaside village with outsize appeal: white-stone villas with terracotta roofs, narrow cobblestoned alleys, and a stone-paved square. Bask in its relative solitude and the many prime spots for swimming in the turquoise Adriatic Sea.

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Telč, Czech Republic

Residents of Telč, a small town in south Moravia, were once quite competitive about the beauty of their homes, as is evident today on the elongated main square, where one building is lovelier than the next. The Baroque- and Renaissance-style façades, featuring high gables painted in pale pastels, now support small shops and cafés. A grand Renaissance-era château and large fish-filled ponds surround the square.

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Cong, Ireland

Encircled by streams, the picturesque village of Cong straddles the border between County Mayo and Galway—a region of lakes and vibrantly green meadows dotted with grazing sheep. Cong counts numerous stone bridges, the ruins of a medieval abbey, the occasional thatched-roof cottage, and Ashford Castle, a grand Victorian estate that has been converted into a romantic luxury hotel.

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Gruyères, Switzerland

Gruyères is famous for its namesake cheese, whose mild, nutty flavor melts so well in fondue. But few are familiar with the town itself, a medieval hamlet in the upper valley of the Saane River in western Switzerland. A wide, stone-paved street leads up to the magnificent 13th-century Gruyères Castle, with its imposing fortifications and expansive views of the surrounding Alpine foothills.

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Bled, Slovenia

This small Alpine town in northwestern Slovenia rings the shore of Lake Bled, whose glacial blue waters surround a tiny island and its small Baroque church. After a two-hour stroll around the lake, hike to the medieval hilltop castle for panoramic views or recharge with a slice of the local specialty: kremšnita, a sugar-topped pastry filled with cream and custard that has been served for decades at the Hotel Park.

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Chasing a comet

Rosetta's journey from launch in March 2004 to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in August 2014, including 3 flybys of Earth and 1 of Mars. By January 2014 Rosetta is about 9 million kilometres from comet 67P/CG. By early May, Rosetta will be 2 million kilometres from the comet and at the end of May the spacecraft will execute a major rendezvous manoeuvre to line it up for orbit insertion at the start of August. 
The comet and planets are not to scale.

Lincoln MKC 2015 SUV Review HD Walkaround In Detail Commercial 2014 Carj...

All-New 2015 Lincoln MKC Provides Fresh Choice for Small Premium Utility Customers The Lincoln Motor Company introduces the all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility vehicle. Lincoln MKC will introduce the all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost® turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 275 horsepower and 300 lb.-ft. of torque Lincoln MKC Designed with driver comforts in mind and featuring an array of premium amenities, Lincoln MKC targets a growing audience of luxury customers who demand a more personal car-buying and car-owning experience

All-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility vehicle.

The Lincoln MKC is a unique creation from the ground up with an assortment of first-in-class features. Its all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost® engine offers excellent performance while its ingeniously implemented wraparound liftgate is an example of masterful customer convenience.
The Lincoln MKC luxurious interior embraces driver and passengers alike, and its new and innovative technology personalizes the Lincoln MKC ownership experience. Lincoln MKC follows the MKZ sedan to become the second all-new Lincoln in as many years as the brand continues its reinvention.
Arriving on the heels of the all-new and successful 2014 Lincoln MKZ sedan, Lincoln MKC becomes the second new vehicle in the brand's plans to introduce four new luxury vehicles by 2016.

Lincoln MKC gives Lincoln a compelling offering in the small premium utility vehicle segment, the fastest-growing part of the luxury market. 

Lincoln MKC When equipped with the all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine, MKC offers a projected 275 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 300 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. Class-exclusive Active Grille Shutters are designed to help improve MKC fuel efficiency at highway speeds.

Lincoln MKC comes standard with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder turbocharged engine, projected to produce 240 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 270 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. This makes Lincoln MKC an all-EcoBoost vehicle.

Lincoln MKC comes standard with front-wheel drive and 18-inch wheels. Lincoln MKC Drivers can upgrade to Lincoln's Intelligent Lincoln MKC All-Wheel Drive and 19-inch wheels for enhanced cornering and handling and an even sportier look.

The Lincoln MKC Intelligent All-Wheel Drive system also includes Continuously Controlled Damping. Drivers can use Lincoln Drive Control to select from sport, comfort and normal drive modes to cater to their driving mood. CCD constantly monitors the road; the Lincoln MKC suspension reacts on average within 20 milliseconds, providing a smooth ride with enhanced handling.

CCD also is available in the standard front-wheel drive configuration of Lincoln MKC.

"The width of Lincoln MKC's track has been set to allow the designers the freedom to create a planted stance for the vehicle, and it provided engineers the opportunity to minimize body roll and give the vehicle a more sporty feel," said Lisa Drake, Lincoln MKC chief engineer.

Technology provides protection, confidence

Lincoln MKC offers advanced technology such as collision warning with brake support, a Lane-Keeping System and driver assist to help drivers avoid common accidents. The Lincoln MKC collision warning system is designed to alert the driver if it detects a potential front-end crash. The Lincoln MKC system issues an audible alert in the cabin, a visual alert on the windshield and automatic brake assist sensitivity.

Lincoln MKC introduces available park-out assist technology, a class-exclusive feature that enhances the vehicle's active park assist capabilities. Where active park assist helps guide drivers into tight parallel parking situations, park-out assist steers drivers out of tight parking spots.

The Lincoln MKC vehicle's Lane-Keeping System uses rearview mirror-mounted cameras to identify lane markers and help drivers avoid unintentionally straying from their lane. If the Lincoln MKC system detects a driver's alertness level dropping below a given threshold, a warning is issued via a chime and a pop-up message appears on the left-hand cluster screen.

Lincoln MKC also offers a Blind Spot Information System, which continuously monitors the vehicle's blind spots with radar sensors, and class-exclusive cross-traffic alert, which detects traffic as the Lincoln MKC backs from a parking space.

The Global Ramifications of the Arctic Melt Are Just Beginning

Alaska Oil (2001): Examining the contentious issue of whether or not to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

The area in question is part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which oil companies believe contain significant oil reserves.

It is also the area where the caribou deer come to calve -- the lifeblood of the native community. They, understandably, are hostile to the proposals: "People who are trying to live a subsistence lifestyle are now very frustrated because the impacts of development have come very close to home," says Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, deputy village mayor. But the US government sees it differently. Rather than reduce consumption, Bush wants to increase America's oil reserves, and he denies that the coastal plain will suffer damage. Surprisingly, many Alaskans themselves approve of the proposals; 85% of their state revenue is from oil, which helps finance government services. Shots of the Alaskan coastline provide a stunning backdrop to this bitter and emotional debate.

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Arctic Cold War (2007): The Arctic's melting ice has opened up the area's vast natural resources to the Arctic powers, which could result in tensions leading to war

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According to a new report, global warming is likely to trigger a dangerous contest between Russia and the West for the Arctic's vast mineral resources.

As the Arctic warms up; "major corporations are waking up to the fact there is going to be tremendous economic opportunity", explains Prof Huebert. Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway all have claims to the Arctic seabed, where vast mineral reserves are thought to lie. There's concern that this scramble for resources could spiral out of control. "The worst case scenario is one of a regional area where hostilities are the norm and co-operation the exception", warns Huebert.

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Part Frozen Niagara Falls With Icicles Delights Tourists

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North America has frozen part of Niagara Falls.

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The polar vortex sweeping many parts of North America has frozen part of Niagara Falls, presenting a picturesque view to tourists.

Icicles hanging around the falls, along with their splashing water and frequent rainbows, have attracted more visitors than in previous winters.

[Visitor]:
"It's beautiful. We don't see it often in winter."

[Visitor]:
"It's so close and we don't come here that often. We come here in the summer not that often in the winter. But when we knew the ice was here, we thought we'd better come and take a look. It's a beautiful day."

[Visitor]:
"I think it's definitely something you haven't been before. You have to come to check it out. It's a pretty eye-opening experience."

[Visitor]:
"Beautiful, beautiful site. So we have to come and see it today before it melted."

Sitting on the border of Canada and the United States, Niagara Falls is the world's largest waterfall and one of Canada's most popular tourist spots.

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The Polar Vortex Explained in 2 Minutes

President Obama's Science and Technology Advisor, Dr. John Holdren, explains the polar vortex in 2 minutes—and why climate change makes extreme weather more likely going forward. Learn more at http://wh.gov/climate-change. January 8, 2014.

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What causes the aurora borealis or northern lights?

Image via Colin Chatfield in Saskatchewan, Canada

People at high northern latitudes sometimes experience an ethereal display of colored lights shimmering across the night sky – the aurora borealis or northern lights. What causes them?

Those who live at or visit high northern latitudes might at times experience colored lights shimmering across the night sky. This ethereal display is known as the aurora borealis, or northern lights. What causes these lights to appear?

Reisafjorden, Norway bathing in auroras on January 2, 2014. When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, they cause electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When the electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon: light. This process creates the beautiful aurora, or northern lights. Image copyright 2014 Tor-Ivar Næss. Via WaitForIt on Facebook.

The aurora often appears as curtains of lights, but they can also be arcs or spirals, often following lines of force in Earth’s magnetic field. Most are green in color but sometimes you’ll see a hint of pink, and strong displays might also have red, violet and white colors. The lights typically are seen in the far north – the nations bordering the Arctic Ocean – Canada and Alaska, Scandinavian countries, Iceland, Greenland and Russia. But strong displays of the lights can extend down into more southerly latitudes in the United States. And of course, the lights have a counterpart at Earth’s south polar regions.

Aurora on January 1, 2014 by Geir-Inge Bushmann. The lights typically are seen in the far north – the nations bordering the Arctic Ocean – Canada and Alaska, Scandinavian countries, Iceland, Greenland and Russia. See more photos from Geir-Inge Bushmann

Some Inuit believed that the spirits of their ancestors could be seen dancing in the flickering lights. In Norse mythology the aurora was a fire bridge to the sky built by the gods.

But science tells us that the aurora happens because of the sun.

Our sun is 93 million miles away. But its effects extend far beyond its visible surface. Great storms on the sun send gusts of charged solar particles hurtling across space. If Earth is in the path of the particle stream, our planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere react.

When charged particles from the sun strike air molecules in Earth's magnetic field, they cause those molecules' atoms to become excited. The molecules give off light as they calm down. Image Credit: NASA

When the charged particles from the sun strike atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere, theyexcite those atoms, causing them to light up.

What does it mean for an atom to be excited? Atoms consist of a central nucleus and a surrounding cloud of electrons encircling the nucleus in an orbit. When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, electrons move to higher-energy orbits, further away from the nucleus. Then when an electron moves back to a lower-energy orbit, it releases a particle of light or photon.

What happens in an aurora is similar to what happens in the neon lights we see on many business signs. Electricity is used to excite the atoms in the neon gas within the glass tubes of a neon sign. That’s why these signs give off their brilliant colors. The aurora works on the same principle – but at a far more vast scale.

View larger. | Aurora seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Colin Chatfield in Saskatchewan, Canada on May 19, 2012.

The colors in the aurora were a source of awe and mystery throughout human history. But science says that different gases in Earth’s atmosphere give off different colors when they are excited. Oxygen gives off the green color of the aurora. Nitrogen causes blue or red colors.

So today the mystery of the aurora is not so mysterious to scientists. Yet people still travel thousands of miles to see the brilliant natural light shows in Earth’s atmosphere. And even though we know the scientific reason for the aurora, the dazzling natural light show can still fire our imaginations to visualize fire bridges, gods or dancing ghosts.

View larger. | Spectacular aurora, or northern lights, seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Colin Chatfield in Saskatchewan, Canada on October 24, 2011.

Bottom line: When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth’s atmosphere, they cause electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When the electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon: light. This process creates the beautiful aurora, or northern lights.