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Environment
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National Geographic’s 2012 Traveller Photo Contest Winners [GALLERY]
17 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The winners of the 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest have just been announced. These images were chosen from more than 12 000 entries submitted by 6 615 photographers from 152 countries!
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This New Loch Ness Monster Photo Is Apparently “The Best Ever” [PIC]
16 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Has the Loch Ness monster finally been caught on camera? Well, George Edwards from Scotland certainly thinks so! The monster hunter has spent the past 26 years searching for Nessie. He now claims to have taken the “best picture ever” of the beast, after dedicating 60 hours a week to his quest.
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Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Gets “Impossible” Shot Of A Great White Attack [VIDEO]
14 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
To get the “impossible shot” – a bird’s-eye view of a Great White launching an attack from below – Andy Casagrande and his team headed to an area in the vicinity of Gansbaai, in the Western Cape, that has a healthy Great White population.
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Second Volcano Erupts In New Zealand Creating Massive Island In The Pacific
10 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A mere three days ago we reported on a volcano that erupted in New Zealand after laying dormant for over 100 years. In the very same week, another volcano has blown its load. Luckily this time it’s underwater.
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Volcano In New Zealand Erupts After Lying Dormant For 115 Years [VIDEO]
07 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Holy rocks and ash! Mount Tongariro, located in the central North Island of New Zealand, has erupted after lying dormant for 115 years. The eruption brings with it a massive cloud of ash, 115 years worth, reminding us all of the chaos of Eyjafjallajökull. Luckily it’s not so serious this time around.
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Cold Weather Brings Snow To Three Provinces [GALLERY]
07 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been a particularly cold winter this year, and the cold front that’s just hit the entire country brought a massive chill along with it. Whilst the weather service is not bringing us any good news with regards to the temperatures, a rare thing happened last night. It snowed. And boy did it snow.
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Company Develops Waterless Fracking Technique
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
The controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in its current form, may soon become a thing of the past. A company is busy guarding some rather interesting patents that promise to pave the way for safe fracking.
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Government Quietly Withdraws Silly Proposed Changes To Weather Law
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Department of Environmental Affairs has decided to withdraw its proposed changes to South Africa’s weather service legislation after they came to the realisation that they were being silly, but mainly because they were unconstitutional.
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Genius Gorillas Effortlessly Dismantle Poacher Snares
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Like so many of their human counterparts who have become fed-up with inadequate safety and security measures, mountain gorillas in Rwanda have taken matters into their own hands, literally. It recently came to light that juvenile gorillas had been seen dismantling complicated ensnarement devices, with their bare hands.
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Massive Underground Water Supply Found In Namibia Could Last For Centuries
23 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A newly discovered water source in Namibia could supply half of Africa’s driest sub-Saharan country with water for 400 years. The body of water, known as an aquifer, flows under the border between Angola and Namibia.
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Sniffer Dogs To Track Illegal Rhino Poachers
23 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
With news reports surfacing this morning of yet another rhino been killed on a game farm in the North West, it is good to know that authorities are trying all kinds of methods to curb poaching. One such new weapon, employed by the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve for the first time yesterday, is Russell, a Belgian shepherd dog.
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Brazilian Prisoners Shave Time Off Their Sentence With Pedal Power
19 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In Brazil, the Santa Rita do Sapucaí prison has taken a new approach in its attempts to produce green energy – they’re harnessing the pedal work of their inmates.
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In Mourning: Dolphin Carries Dead Baby For Days [VIDEO]
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A mourning ritual that is rarely seen, and even more rarely captured on camera, will raise further questions about whether dolphins understand the concept of death.
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Footage Of SA Tourists Trapped In Lesotho Snow Over Weekend [VIDEO]
17 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A major rescue operation on Sunday saw 41 people trapped on the Butha Buthe Pass en route to Afri-Ski and the Oxbow Lodge, in Lesotho, brought to safety. Check out video footage inside.
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The Rising Toll Of SA’s Icy Winter [PICS]
16 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Winter is now pretty much in full swing and snow has begun to fall in many provinces as temperatures keep dropping across the country. As beautiful as the snowy icing may to look some, the harsh conditions have caused widespread havoc, particularly on national roads, and claimed at least five lives to date.
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Horror Train Crash In Mpumalanga, Bodies Strewn Over 200m
13 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Rescue workers at the scene of a horrific accident involving a train and a truck in Mpumalanga are having a hard time determining the extent of the damages. Officials say that identifying bodies is proving difficult as many have been torn up by the impact, with some being thrown as far as 200m.
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Human Kleptoparasitism, Or, People Stealing Food From A Pride Of Hungry Lions [VIDEO]
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Have you ever been so hungry that you could steal food from a pride of 15 hungry lions? No? Me neither. But for a couple of chaps north of our border it’s common practice. Click through for the sweat-inducing how-to video.
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Bull Gores Runners During 2012 Pamplona Festival [GALLERY]
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A bull has gored two Britons and an American during the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona over the weekend. The three were among several people caught and attacked by the animal after he had had broken free from the pack.
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Cape Of Floods [GALLERY]
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Heavy rains and winds lashed Cape Town and its surrounds over the weekend, causing widespread damage and havoc for residents. As of this morning, disaster response teams had assisted 2 566 people in the flood-stricken areas with social relief.
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Sadvertising: Inner-City Homeless Polar Bear [VIDEO]
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Arctic is under constant threat from “oil drilling, industrial fishing and conflict” yet very little official action has been taken to curb that, probably because it’s making a lot of people a lot of money. After numerous failed attempts to contact leaders directly, Greenpeace are approaching the masses to convey their message. If this video doesn’t trigger any emotions in you, it’s safe to say that you’re a robot.
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See-Through Edutainment Submarines Coming To Durban
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Durban is soon to set itself apart from other South African cities as a leader on the tourism front. A US hospitality group is planning a fleet of six see-through tourist submarines, underwater restaurants and nightclubs, and a 17 000-seat amphitheatre for live music performances on the KwaZulu-Natal coast.
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Japanese Parliamentary Panel: “Fukushima A Man Made Disaster”
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report that the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was “a profoundly man-made disaster”, and that the disaster “could and should have been foreseen and prevented”. The report also blamed cultural conventions and a reluctance to question authority.
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Incredible Images Of Massive Chinese-Built Ghost Town In Angola [GALLERY]
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you weren’t aware of just how prolific Chinese investment is in Africa, wait until you see these startling images of what’s going on in Angola.
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US Agency Has To Confirm Mermaids Are A Myth [VIDEO]
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Incredibly, the US National Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had to issue a statement in the last week confirming the non-existence of mermaids after Animal Planet aired “Mermaids: The Body Found” and a whole bunch of Americans thought it was real.
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Local National Geographic Documentary Lures Baboons With Food [VIDEO]
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The seaside town of Pringle Bay in the Western Cape is outraged at a National Geographic documentary that used food to lure baboons to a specially modified and fully furnished cottage in the area. The cottage is part of the Cape Hangklip Hotel, and the television series, Big Baboon House, raises ethical questions.
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Scientists Say Rise In Sea Level Can’t Be Stopped
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
More worrying news from the climate change front. Scientists have said that even if deep emissions cuts lower global average temperatures, sea levels will continue to rise over the next couple of hundred years.
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American Student In Critical Condition After Brutal Chimp Attack In Nelspruit
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last week, a young American graduate student who was leading a tour at the Jane Goodall Institute Chimpanzee Eden, Nelspruit, was pulled into the chimps’ enclosure by two alpha males after entering a restricted area. He was brutally assaulted and suffered multiple injuries that left him in critical condition fighting for his life.
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America’s Massive Fires Are A Preview Of A Changed Climate
29 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Scientists say that the catastrophic wildfires in the US West offer a preview of the kind of disasters that human-caused climate change could bring. Apocalyptic like fires have been raging across Colorado, Montana and Utah for weeks, and scientists say are a damaging impact of global warming.
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SA Government Receives R25 Million Donation For Wildlife Crime Fighting
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Department of Environmental Affairs (read: the South African government) has welcomed (obviously?) the Council of the Global Environment Facility’s approval of R25 million worth of funding aimed at strengthening the current wildlife forensic capabilities in South Africa. The donation will help combat wildlife crimes like rhino poaching.
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Owner Of Clifton Trawler Makes Offer For Salvage Costs
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s been about a month and a half since the Eihatsu Maru ran aground in Clifton. Amongst all the questions and mysteries surrounding the entire incident, one of the most prominent was: “Who’s going to be paying for all this?” The unexpected answer is that the ship’s owner has actually made an offer to the salvagers – who would have thought it?
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